.GUIDE
as we see it
Marriage certainly is a matter of give
and take. If you doubt it, take a look
at the long-awaited, but only recently
consummated, marriage of television
and the motion picture industry. Tele¬
vision gives, and the movie people
take. And take. And take.
For some reason that escapes us
now, but which must have been im¬
portant at the time, television net¬
works considered it imperative that
major movie studios become inter¬
ested in TV. Maybe the TV lads had
an inferiority complex. Maybe they
felt they wouldn’t be big-time until
Hollywood recognized them.
CONTENTS
WEEK OF AUGUST 20-26
Local Program Guide
Opens Opposite Page 12
OUlDlJ
TELETYPES
N»w York . 3
Hollywood . 23
ARTICLES
The $6'4,000 Question . 4
Do It Yourself: How To Make
A Lamp . 12
The Fifth Network .16
It's Crosby All The Way .20
CLOSE-UP
Frankie Laine: Godfrey's Pinch
Hitter .13
Well, it took a long time, but it hap¬
pened. Ed Sullivan cracked the Hol¬
lywood fortress by the simple ex¬
pedient of granting one studio after
another an hour of time to praise
its wares. Other programs picked
up Ed’s technique and soon entire
shows were being devoted, not to one
studio, but to one movie.
Television had added another feather
to its creative cap. It had discovered
how to do a one-hour trailer for an
hour-and-a-half movie.
And all for free—the sponsors paid;
not the movie people who were doing
the promoting. Walt Disney was the
only one who produced his own trail¬
ers and had the ingenuity to make
them first-rate entertainment.
It is time TV and TV sponsors
stopped playing patsy for the movies.
A short plug for a film just completed
by a performer is to be expected. De¬
voting an entire TV program to movie
advertising, however, is too much
tribute to pay for the dubious honor
of being recognized by Hollywood.
The long, long trailers may make for
inter-industry harmony, but most
viewers prefer entertainment on their
TV screens.
PICTURE FEATURES
Hot Music In a Cool Pool . 8
And Not Even An 'Ouchl' .10
REVIEWS
Caesar Presents . 18
The Johnny Carson Show .19
COLUMNS
Fine Tuning • By Ollie Crawford ..19
Confidentially . . .
By Sheilah Graham .22
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TV Teletype’
NEW YORK Bob Stahl reports:
One of the items being lined up by producer FRED COE for his
upcoming Pontiac Theater is a satire on The $64,000 Question,
to be written by DAVID SHAW. Kicker is that COE's show will be
directly opposite the real $64,000 Question on CBS. Says COE:
"It's time TV became adult enough to poke fun at itself."
* * *
The $64,000 Question . Incidentally, is playing to
more than 47,000,000 viewers each week, according to
latest American Research Bureau figures. That's unpre¬
cedented for summertime TV . . . With new sponsor in¬
terest in Dear Phoebe, the show may be back, after all.
* * *
NBC, stepping up its color schedule about 500 percent over
last season, plans to televise the World Series and NCAA football
games, in addition to this week's Davis Cup tennis matches . . .
BETTY FURNESS will be selling refrigerators throughout the poli¬
tical conventions again next year. Westlnghouse has signed once
more to sponsor the CBS coverage.
* * *
Horses come into their own this fall. Fury, new Sat¬
urday morning series with an equine star, starts on NBC
in October; My Friend FIIcka will be on CBS Friday
evenings, and cENfi AOTRY' is planning a new series star¬
ring his pet. Champion.
* « *
Producers of Wanted , which goes Thursday nights on CBS this
fall, have taken out high-cost Insurance against the possibility
that one of the "most-wanted criminals" they'll document each
week is apprehended before the telecast date—thus ruining the
show . . . Camera crews are now touring the country, interviewing
acquaintances and friends of these stlll-at-large hoods.
» * *
MAX LIEBMAN lining up some top musicals of past years
for his Saturday night "spectaculars" on NBC: VICTOR
HERBERT'S "Sweethearts ,"* JEROME KERN's "Cat and the Fid¬
dle," "Dearest Enemy" by RODGERS and HART, and "Good
News." Season opens Oct. 1 with "Heidi," and last
year's "Babes in Toyland" will be repeated Christmas Eve.
* * *
British version of ART LINKLETTER's People Are Funny starts
on BBC -TV in September . . . MARY MARTIN, scheduled to star in
"Skin of our Teeth" as an NBC "spectacular" Sept. 11, spending
the intervening time working with NOEL COWARD in Jamaica on
their upcoming CBS spectaculars.
* * *
NBC will have a new show Siinday nights at 10:30-11
EST — Louella Parsons Covers Hollywood . LOUELLA will
interview film stars, show clips of old and new movies,
and select the "Picture of the Week" — the "best" re¬
leased by the studios during each week.
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Continued on Inside Back Cover
A Snirxtner Show Hits T!he Jackpot
$64-,000 Prize, Carefully Picked Contestants
Keep Nation Glued To Its Television Sets
George Burns, Grade Allen, Jack
Benny and Mary Livingstone were
vacationing in New York recently.
They had arranged one evening to
see “Bus Stop,” a hit Broadway show.
Suddenly Benny remembered that on
that same night Mrs. Catherine E.
Kreitzer was to appear for her final
round on The $64,000 Question. They
immediately canceled their “Bus
Stop” reservations and stayed at their
hotel to see whether Mrs. Kreitzer
would take her $32,000 or go on to the
$64,000 question.
That’s just one example of how this
new jackpot quiz program has cap-
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'Now, for $8,000;' Hal March pops
question to Bayard MacMichael.
tured the public imagination. On a
hot July evening, when the most avid
viewers usually would shun their TV
sets to stay outdoors, millions of
people throughout the country rushed
to tune in The $64,000 Question. You
can walk down almost any residential
street when the show is on and hardly
miss a word of the dialog. The pro¬
gram probably has caught on faster
with viewers than any show since
Milton Berle first hit television.
Although The $64,000 Question
reaped the usual advance publicity,
no one could have predicted that its
rise to the top of the rating lists
would be so phenomenal. The pro¬
gram was launched June 7. Within
four weeks it had zoomed to No. 1
spot in the Trendex line-up with a
23.1 rating. A week later, on the night
Mrs. Kreitzer decided to go home with
her $32,000 winnings, the rating al¬
most doubled at 43. Even more strik¬
ing was the fact that 79.4 percent of
all TV sets in use that night were
tuned to The $64,000 Question. No
show in his company’s history, says a
Trendex spokesman, has done so well
in the summer.
Numerous TV GUIDE readers have
written in to ask how the sponsor
can afford to give away all that
money. Actually, even with the jack¬
pot prizes, the program is not ex¬
pensive in terms of current TV bud¬
gets. While producer Louis G. Cowan
declines to reveal the show’s cost, the
best trade estimate puts it at about
$15,000 a week (exclusive of network
time charges). That includes the sal¬
aries paid emcee Hal March, the or¬
chestra, camera crew and stagehands,
the sets, props and incidentals. In
the first six weeks, some $65,000 was
awarded in prizes, or an average of
$10,833 a week. Even adding that to
the show’s budget, the total would
be only about $25,833. And in terms
of the millions of viewers who see
the sponsor’s commercials each week,
the cost of the program is almost un¬
believably low.
Other Top 10 shows cost much
more. Last season’s Jackie Gleason
Show cost $72,500 and the Milton
Berle and Disneyland shows were
$90,000 a week each. The Jack Benny
Show, a half-hour program like The
$64,000 Question, cost $42,500. Groucho
Marx’s is $35,000; George Gobel’s is
$35,000 and Arthur Godfrey’s Talent
Scouts is about $30,000. Among the
panel quiz shows. I’ve Got a Secret
cost $22,500 and What’s My Line,
about $27,500. All these figures ex¬
clude network charges. The sponsor of
The $64,000 Question is the first to ad¬
mit that he has a good “buy.” A new
product introduced on continued
How much does a contestant
have left, after taxes, at the
various stages of The $64,000
Question? Assuming a wife and
two children, a gross annual
income of $5,000 and the stand¬
ard 10% tax deduction, here
is how much he has:
PRIZE
$ 1,000
$ 2,000
$ 4,000
$ 8,000
$16,000
$32,000
$64,000
AFTER TAXES
$ 820
$ 1,640
$ 3,246
$ 6,324
$11,956
$ 21,220
$34,460
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Driving off with her prize: Mrs. Thelma Bennett
answered enough to assure herself of a Cadillac.
Redmond O'Hanlon: he
was satisfied with $ 16 , 000 .
the show the second week had become
the company’s best seller within five
weeks.
Why has the show caught on so
fast? According to producer Cowan,
it’s because “What is happening in
front of the audience is real—it’s pure
TV.” He compared it to watching a
baseball telecast, where the audience
doesn’t know the wirming team until
the final out is made. “Even in our
office there was almost a 50-50 split
opinion on whether Mrs. Kreitzer
would go ahead,” he said.
The sponsor’s advertising agency be¬
lieves it is ^‘empathy” that has made
the show a success—an emotional
quality that brings viewers into the
show and makes them more than just
on-lookers. All that may be true, of
course; but don’t forget the prizes.
Where else can a TV contestant win
$64,000?
Actually, what with the tax bite (see
table on Page 5), a contestant must
be a very confident—and a very reck¬
less—person to try for the $64,000.
There have been rumors that the
show may be revised after the first
26 weeks to take care of this problem.
Cowan, however, denies it. Mean¬
while, March, the master of cere¬
6
monies, is quoted as saying he is
convinced that no one wiU take a
crack at the jackpot.
Cowan, a veteran independent pack¬
ager of radio and TV shows (Stop
the Music and Juvenile Jury),
dreamed this one up while vacation¬
ing in the West Indies last February.
He sold it to a sponsor a week after he
returned to New York. Originally, it
was to have a lot of gimmicks and
gags but immediately took a turn to
the serious side.
How can the average person get a
crack at all that loot? Write a letter
to The $64,000 Question, CBS, 485
Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
The letter should include as much
personal information about yourself
as possible—the t 5 ?pe of work you do,
the books you have read, your hob¬
bies, education, family life. The pro¬
ducers also would like a snapshot of
you, and photostats of any pertinent
docvunents (such as your college di¬
ploma)—but only if these can be
spared, because they cannot be re¬
turned.
You may state the category of ques¬
tions you’d like to try (Mrs. Kreitzer
wrote in, saying, “Add the Bible as a
category and I will show you how to
Catherine E. Kreitzer; she quit Gino Prato: he had a kiss for au-
when she was $32,000 ahead. dience after passing $8000 mark.
win $64,000”) but this isn’t necessary.
If, after reading your letter, the
producers think you’d make a good
contestant, they will get in touch with
you. In other words: don’t call them—
they’ll call you.
Applicants are carefully screened,
for a number of reasons: age, sex, oc¬
cupation and locality (to provide a
nicely rounded group); personality
(“We want to bring into the Ameri¬
can home the kind of people who
would be welcome in anyone’s living
room”), and appearance—^not neces¬
sarily good looks but “clean, decent-
appearing persons.”
Then the research starts to make
certain the applicants have not mis¬
represented themselves. Cowan’s office
checks with their ministers, priests or
rabbis, with their banks and their
places of work. Finally, a check is
made on the applicants’ knowledge
and abilities.
The show originates in New York.
Suppose an applicant from California
sounds as though he might be a good
contestant. How would Cowan’s office
check his qualifications? “If we think
such a person sounds good enough,
we’ll fly a man out there to interview
him,” he said. “Either that or bring
him to New York. We’ve flown several
people here only to find that we could
not use them. We also fly our contest¬
ants to and from their homes for the
show each week, once they get past
that important level of $8,000 and an¬
swer only one question a week.”
It should be noted that Cowan’s care
in selecting contestants has paid off
handsomely for the program. That
Staten Island cop, Redmond O’Han¬
lon, was an all-American choice—a
husband, a father, a New York police¬
man and a Shakespearean scholar. And
Mrs. Kreitzer impressed so many peo¬
ple that Ed Sullivan immediately hired
her to do a series of Bible readings
on his Toast of the Town.
All of which has added up to a
hot summer’s hottest show. If any
more proof be needed, there are just
two more factors to be considered:
First, the vast amount of Page 1 news¬
paper space devoted, week by week,
to the program has poured fuel on the
fire of suspense. Second, there’s that
matter of ratings. Despite the weather,
(which broke all sorts of records—
and every one in the wrong direc¬
tion), viewers have remained glued to
their TV sets. At least, on Tuesday
evenings. — Bob Stahl
HOT MUSIC
IN A
COOL POOL
Ina Ray Hutton And Her Orchestra
Rehearse In Comfort For TV Series
Cool, girl, cool; Ina Ray Hutton calls tor attention (above) and then (belov/) gets
some hot music from a fev^ of the girls at her San Fernando Valley swimming pool.
More rehearsal a Los Angeles theater.
Then she greets guest star Pansy The
Horse (Andy and Florence Mayo.)
Ina Ray Hutton, who’s been in show
business long enough to have real
know-how, is getting into the TV
swim right from her San Fernando
Valley pool. During the hot summer
months, she has been rehearsing her
all-girl orchestra there and then tak¬
ing them to Los Angeles’ Music Hall
Theater for additional work. La Hut¬
ton, her girls and assorted entertain¬
ers are making 39 films, titled The Ina
Ray Hutton Show, for fall viewing.
After a long day in Music
Hall, she admits making 39
films is a real summer's work.
TV HELPS DENTISTRY
DISPEL SOME OLD FEARS
To television’s many “firsts,” another
was added in Chicago when Mrs.
Lupe Hernandez, a 20-year-old house¬
wife, permitted Dr. Mort Neimark to
extract four of her teeth right in
front of WBKB cameras and every¬
body. At first glance, Chicagoans
might have had qualms about watch¬
ing such stark, clinical details of a
multiple extraction. Officials of the
daily program, TV Dental Clinic,
however, contend that the show points
out the importance of dental care.
Further, since the traditional and er¬
roneous fear of dentistry is often
founded on the unknown, the pro¬
gram hopes to substitute knowledge
for ignorance by showing just what
happens in a dentist’s office.
TV Dental Clinic is a 15-minute
show, and, in just that time. Dr. Nei¬
mark plucked out four teeth and put
in a temporary bridge. Both doctor
and patient were able to smile and
prove, “Now wasn’t that easy!”
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.. patient watches, too...
Housewife Hernandez happily looking at what a difference dentistry can make.
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URSELF
How To Turn Coffee Mill Into A Decorative Lamp
By Howard Chamberlin
Mr. Chamberlin conducts the Home
Fixin’ show on WLW-TV, Cincinnati.
Making a lamp from a coffee mill is
fun, and a fine way to use an antique
with highly decorative results.
Use a piece of %-inch (outside di¬
ameter) copper pipe or tubing long
enough to extend from the top or back
of the grinder to a center spot over
the box. Thread each end with a Vs-
inch pipe die, the thread on all stand¬
ard light sockets. Your auto repair¬
man or plumber can thread the pipe.
If the lamp support is to come out
of the top the mill, drill a hole,
insert the pipe and hold it in place
with a nut screwed firmly down on
either side of the top.
To make a graceful or unusual sup¬
port use a pipe bender, or make a
template out of wood, to shape the
pipe to the desired form, taking care
not to flatten it. Run a standard 10-
foot cord up through the pipe and
connect it carefully to the socket.
The lamp support also can be fas¬
tened to the back of the mill with a
1-inch-wide C-shaped steel bracket.
Drill a %-inch hole in the horizontal
flange at the top and bottom of the
bracket. Fasten the back of the
bracket to the mill with two wooden
screws, run pipe through the drilled
holes and hold in place with nuts, as
above.
The lady of the house can make an
effective shade with dress material
and the frame from an old shade. A
lace petticoat is very effective to fluff
out the “skirt.”
Ha ndyman
Chamberlin:
he advises the
wife to make
the shade.
Piltsburgh Edition
Margie Hirth
Donald Buka, the Pittsburgh actor
who starred with John Forsythe and
Bob Crosby on the Climax! produc¬
tion of “One Night Stand,” broke
into the theater here when he was
a freshman at the Carnegie Tech
Drama School. Buka walked in on
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
while they were playing the old
Nixon and said straight out he’d
like to read for them. The Lunts
liked what they heard and saw and
promptly took the youngster along
in their repertory company . . .
Westinghouse has already bought
the complete radio and TV coverage
of the 1956 presidential conventions
and elections over the CBS net¬
work . . . The original conferences
in New York between Josie Carey
and Fred Rogers and NBC on the
Children’s Corner deal were so hush-
hush Josie and Fred didn’t even fly
there in a regular commercial plane.
They went in a private craft.
Pittsburgh Dateline
Harold V. Cohen and Stephanie
Diamond will cut their Province-
town, Mass., vacation short by a few
days in order to fly to Baltimore on
September 3 for the wedding of
Sarah Kallins to Jimmy Feldman,
the son of the Cohens’ good friends,
Dorothy and Joe Feldman, the ad¬
vertising man . . . Don’t be sur¬
prised if a panel program with a
lot of local names patterned after
WQED’s The Creeks Had a Word
for It turns up on one of the com¬
mercial channels here this fall . . .
EZC Ranch Gal Margie Hirth’s big¬
gest thrill in Hollywood during her
vacation there was sitting next to
Doris Day at a restaurant. Doris
is and has long been Margie’s idol.
. . . Two of the Topnotchers, who
will become regulars on the Arthur
Godfrey morning show September
12, are brothers of Nino Repepi, the
local night club singer; the third
one is his brother-in-law.
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A-1
Dean Jagprer’s superb performance
as an aging pilot who brings his
plane in safely in a last-minute
crisis on Playhouse of Stars was
a real spine-tingler. Pilot roles are
lucky for Jagger. Remember how
unforgettable he was in the movie,
“12 O’clock High,” with Gregory
Peck? . . . Video Theater had a
genuine shocker in “Desperate
Glory,” a drama about juvenile
perfidy behind the Iron Curtain. It
was strong stuff. Some of it sick¬
ened me just a little but it also fas¬
cinated me, too . . . “Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde” ran up against too many
technical difficulties on TV and
never came off. I thought Michael
Rennie, an actor I like a great deal,
was all wrong for the dual role, and
his serious passages always kept
teetering on the brink of comedy.
t;
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Even when the stunts on People
Are Funny aren’t up to par. Art
Linkletter always
gives me my mon¬
ey’s worth. I don’t
think there’s a bet¬
ter all-around em¬
cee in the busi¬
ness these days . . .
Sir Cedric Hard-
wicke speaking: “I
can’t act. I have
never acted. I shall never act. What
I can do is suspend the audience’s
power of judgment.” Wha’ dat
mean, daddy? . . . 20th Century-Fox
is shooting a 45-minute television
version of “The Ox-Bow Incident”
Art Linkletter
for G.E. Theater this fall. That
was one of the best movies the
studio ever turned out, it made all
the Ten Best lists in 1943 and con¬
tinues to find a place of honor in
most of the screen anthologies, and
yet the picture lost money. But then
it took a flock of re-issues in recent
years for the great Victor McLag-
len masterpiece, “The Informer,” to
get back its investment. On the orig¬
inal runs, this one died at the box-
office, too . . . Did you ever see a more
uncomfortable introduction on TV
in your life than the one poor “Miss
Universe” got on that recent Va-
riety Hour? The Swedish beauty
looked as if she would have been
much happier anywhere else and I
never saw such a sigh of relief at
an exit.
You know something, I’ve missed
George Gobel this summer. Those
Saturday night sessions of his al¬
ways made my week-ends and I
can’t wait for him to get back . . .
Judy Garland will get $100,000 for
that Spectacular she’s doing in the
fall. I for one think she’ll be worth
every cent of it. I’m sure a lot of
people will violently disagree with
me but in my book Miss Garland’s
performance in the picture, “A Star
Is Born,” was the finest musical
tour de force I’ve seen in nearly 30
years of movie-covering . . . Those
Whiting Girls has been improving
right along and I have a feeling it’s
going to more than make the grade.
A-2
TV GUIDE
Use this department to plan your entire week's movie viewing.
Full details appear in the program listings.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
10:00 P.M. (16) "DICK BARTON AT BAY"
(Mystery) Percy Walsh, Don Stannard,
Joyce Linden, Tamara Desni.
11:15 P.M. (9) "VARIETIES ON PARADE"
(Drama) Jackie Coogan, Eddie Garr.
11:30 P.M. (6) "RAMROD"
(Western) Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake.
11:35 P.M. (2) "ALASKA PATROL"
(Drama) Richard Travis, Helen Wescott.
12:50 A.M. (2) "SOS SUBMARINE"
(Documentary) (Italian)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
11:00 P.M. (10) "CAPTAIN BLACK JACK"
(Drama) George Sanders, Herbert Marshall,
Patricia Roc.
11:15 P.M. (6) "BEYOND TOMORROW"
(Drama) Charles Winninger, C. Aubrey
Smith, Harry Carey, Jean Parker.
11:15 P.M. (9) "WHISPERING FOOTSTEPS"
(Mystery) John Hubbard, Rita Quigley.
11:35 P.M. (2) "WINDJAMMER"
(Melodrama) George O'Brien, William Hall.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
11:15 P.M. (2) "GUEST IN THE HOUSE"
(Drama) Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline
MacMahon, Ruth Warrick.
11:15 P.M. (9) "PRISONER OF CORBAL"
(Drama) Nils Asther, Noah Beery.
12:40 A.M. (2) "FISHERMAN'S WHARF"
(Musical) Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry
Armetta, Lee Patrick.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
10:00 P.M. (16) "BLACK MEMORY"
(Drama) Jane Arden, Michael Atkinson.
11:15 P.M. (2) "RHYTHM INN"
(Musical-Comedy) Jane Frazee, Kirby
Grant, Charles Smith, Fritz Feld.
11:15 P.M. (9) "LONDON BLACKOUT MURD¬
ERS" (Mystery) John Abbott, Mary McLeod.
12:35 A.M. (2) "WESTERN GOLD"
(Western) Smith Ballew, Heather Angel.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
11:15 P.M. (2) "THE SERGEANT AND THE
SPY" (Comedy-Drama) Richard Ney, Janis
Carter.
11:15 P.M. (6) "CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP"
(Drama) Martha Scott, William Gargan.
11:45 P.M. (9) "SKY HIGH"
(Comedy) Sid Melton, Mara Lynn.
12:35 A.M. (2) "THE NIGHT HAS EYES"
(Drama) James Mason, Joyce Howard.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
11:00 P.M. (6) "UNKNOWN WORLD"
(Drama) Bruce Kellogg, Otto Waldis.
12:35 A.M. (2) "BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S
BRIDE" (Mystery) John Howard, Heather
Angel, H. B. Warner.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
11:15 P.M. (2) "COPACABANA"
(Musical) Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda.
11:15 P.M. (6) "EAGLE SQUADRON"
(Drama) Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore.
11:15 P.M. (9) "MAN BAIT"
(Mystery) George Brent, Marguerite Chap¬
man, Raymond Huntley.
12:35 A.M. (2) "FORT PIRATE'S REVENGE"
(Drama) Jean Pierre Aumont, Maria Montez
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Editor, TV GUIDE, Wm. Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh 19, Pa.
How Could They?
How could they do this to me?
What happened to Road of Life? Is
it off television? It’s very disap¬
pointing to follow a story and find
it discontinued just as it is about
to reach a climax.— Mrs. Fred W.
Smith, Butler, Pa. \_Not the climax
but the end is what Road of Life
reached when the network dropped
the show this summer. — Ed.}
Unbelievable!
The knowledge displayed by a few
of the contestants on the $64,000
Question is unbelievable. I would
say it’s impossible to know those de¬
tailed answers without advance in¬
formation. Is it possible these peo¬
ple are tipped off just a little?— A.
J. Shein, Pittsburgh, Pa. [We’ll go
on record by answering no. Our
stoi-y on page 4 clearly outlines the
whole procedure used by this show
in accepting arid selecting contest¬
ants. — Ed.] =.
She Agrees
I very much agree with Miss N.
H., of Mt. Union, Pa. (Letters, July
27), who said it’s partly our busi¬
ness when Godfrey fires his people.
I think he plays favorites .—Joyce
Norris, Belle Vernon, Pa.
See Agrees, Too
I think Mrs. A. C., of Wilkins-
burg. Pa. (Letters, July 16), is right
in saying it’s Godfrey’s business
when he fires his people. I think his
show is a lot better now.— Mrs. F.
S., New Salem, Pa.
Santa’s Helper a Winner
While traveling through North
Pole, N. Y., this summer, my family
and I visited Santa’s Workshop,
where we saw a very fine young
ventriloquist perform. My youngs¬
ters insisted he was a young fellow
named Wein, whom they had seen
become a grand prize winner on
the Wilkens Amateur Hour. Is that
possible?— Mrs. R. J. Lee, Pitts¬
burgh, Pa. [/t’s not only possible, it
was Phil Wein. Phil, a native of
Clarion, Pa., is the new entertain¬
ment director at Santa’s Workshop.
He performs as a ventriloquist-
magician, produces and stages many
of the shows, and has been appear¬
ing on a Plattsburgh, N. Y., radio
station this summer with his dum¬
my, Sylvester K. Pine. — Ed.]
Spectacular Flops
The announcement that Judy Gar¬
land would be paid $300,000 for
doing a Spectacular upset my stom¬
ach, but I can still write my pro¬
tests. Why don’t those people realize
we do not want Spectaculars? Most
of them are spectacular flops—un¬
less, of course, the term “spectacu¬
lar” refers to the low-cut gowns
that are worn. We think it outrage¬
ous to pay anyone that much money
for a TV role, and, lastly but most
importantly, we wish they would
leave Judy Garland in obese retire¬
ment.— J. J. Osmar, Johnstown, Pa.
[Estimated costs for Miss Garland’s
entire production: $300,000, Her fee:
$100,000 or one-third. — Ed.]
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For Week Beginning August 20, 1955
SATURDAY MORNING
8:45 O MOVIE—To Be Announced
9:00 Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
O Gene Autry—Western
9:45 Q Cartoon Time
9:55 O NEWS
10:00 Q Andy's Gang—Stories
"The Man-eater of Jog." Gunga and
Rama search for the tiger that terror¬
izes the natives. Andy Devine presents
Midnight the cat and Squeaky the
mouse. Nino Marcel, Vito Scotti.
Q O Show
Q Rin Tin Tin—Dog Story
10:30 Q Q Children's Corner
[debut] Josie Carey and Fred Rogers
are the puppeteers who operate the
"Children's Corner." Josie talks with:
Daniel S. Tiger, a tame beast who lives
in a 17-room clock house; King Friday
XIII, an owl; Henrietta the pussycat; and
Grandpere, who speaks only French.
Show takes the place of the vacationing
"Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney Show."
O The L'il Rascals—Comedy
Q Buster Crabbe Show
11:00 O O O Commando Cody
"Destroyer of the Sun." The Ruler uses
a device which puts out the sun's light.
Panic results all over the world as it is
plunged into darkness. Judd Holdren,
Gregory Gay, Aline Towne.
Q Winky Dink and You
The kids draw a stagecoach and a
friend of Jack's, who is an expert on
cowboy songs. Chapter 6 in the story
of Dusty Dan and Mysto the magician.
11:30 O Buffalo Bill, Jr.-Western
"Pawnee Stampede." Rev. Palmer helps
Buffalo Bill with the opening of river
strip. Dick Jones and Leonard Penn.
Q O Wizard—Science
"Optical Illusions." Mr. Wizard (Don
Herbert) and Betsy (Susan Levin) find out
that what we think we see may not be
what we actually see, when they in¬
vestigate the strange phenomena of op¬
tical illusions.
Q Super Serial
AFTERNOON
12:00 Q Q Big Top—Circus
Ringmaster Jack Sterling presents:
Tumblers _Wazzan Troupe
Banana Act_A. Robins
Animal Act_Janet's Ponies and Dogs
Cyclists _ Kirks
Aerialists_Barretts
Skaters_ Berry Family
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
NEWS
12:15 MOVIES-To Be Announced
12:30 Q MOVIE-To Be Announced
1:00 Q Lone Ranger—Western
"The Whimsical Bandit." The Lone Ranger
and Tonto bring a dangerous outlaw and
his gang to justice.
Q Buffalo Bill, Jr.—Western
"Red Hawk." Two rival stage lines fight
over a route that travels from a silver
mine. Dick Jones and Nancy Gilbert.
Q Your Children's Safety
1:15 Q Charlie Chase—Comedy
Q The Fun House
1:30 Q MOVIES-To Be Announced
Q O Uncle Johnny Coons
Johnny's dream of becoming a news¬
paper reporter is about to become true,
if his sample story is accepted. He is
surprised when his new boss sends him
a load of newspapers. Two old-time com¬
edies, "Hot Off the Press" and "Un¬
friendly Enemies." (Chicago)
2:00 Q Film
O Abbott and Costello
Q RASSLING
2:30 Q MOVIE-To Be Announced
3:00 Q MOVIES-ToBeAnnounced
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4:00 Q The Name's the Same
4:30 Q Summer Theater—Drama
"Sound Off, My Love." A woman re¬
fuses to admit that she needs a hearing
aid. When she finally purchases one,
she overhears a frightening conversation
Cast
Martha _ Merle Oberon
Bill _ Gordon Oliver
Betty _ Barbara Billingsley
Storekeeper _ James Seay
Doctor _ Larry Dobkin
Mrs. Mull _ Ottola Newsmith
Maria _ Alix Talton
Q Serial Theater
"Shadow of the Eagle." Chapter 11, 12.
5:00 O People Are Funny
Art tries to find out whether people
really read the petitions they sign. A
contestant tries to answer Linkletter's
rapid-fire questions without using a
particular, but important, word.
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Qj) Mr. Wizard—5cience
5:30 O What's My Line?-Quiz
Q Big Town—Drama
"The Child Killer." When the body of a
little girl is found, Steve Wilson and
members of The Illustrated Press join
the manhunt for a brutal killer. Mark
Stevens, Barry Kelley.
O Roy Rogers—Western
"The Long Chance." Roy and Dale de¬
termine to stop outlaws when they
start to steal school funds. Dale Evans.
Johnny Jupiter
EVENING
6:00 O This Is Your Life
See 7 P.M. for details.
Q I've Got a Secret—Quiz
Don McNeill emcees for vacationing
Garry Moore. He introduces tonight's
guests to panelists Faye Emerson, Bill
Cullen, Henry Morgan, Jayne Meadows.
O Summer Dance Date
Q ^ Horse Race—Chicago
[debut] From Washington Park, Chi¬
cago, "The American Derby." This race
is for three-year-olds at a mile-and-three-
sixteenths, for $145,000, on grass.
(Q NEWS
6:15 Big Picture—Documentary
6:30 O NEWS-Bill Burns
Q Damon Runyon Theater
"Small Town Caper." When two Broad¬
way characters receive a statue in pay¬
ment of a debt, they decide to sell it to
a small town as the statue of its "most
famous son." (Film)
Cast
Miami Marty Davis _ Dick Foran
Nancy Leonard _ Irene .Hervey
Percentage Driscoll_Charlie Cantor
Old Jim _ Hank Patterson
Pigatelli __ Benny Rubin
Happy Chuck . . Joe Devlin
Q TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
03 NEWS, SPORTS
6:45 Q Patti Page Show—Music
Patti sings "Back in Your Own Back
Yard," "Heart" and "In the Good Old
Summertime." The Page Five Singers
join her for "Cross Over the Bridge."
Q Ames Brothers—Music
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Paradise Island
7:00 O DO IT YOURSELF
Do-it-yourselfer Dave Willock offers
hints on things to make for the family
auto. He's got plans for: a car-top
carrier; foil lining for the car trunk;
the use of non-rusting aluminum bolts,
nuts and washers for license plates; and
news on air-conditioned autos. Humorist
Cliff Arquette lends support. (Hollywood)
Q THIS IS YOUR LIFE
Marjorie Lawrence, the Metropolitan
Opera star who triumphed over the
crippling effects of polio, is tonight's
guest. Ralph Edwards highlights epi¬
sodes from her girlhood in Australia,
her voice studies in Paris, her years
at the "Met" and the singer's tragic
bout with infantile paralysis. Here to
greet Miss Lawrence, whose life was
dramatized in the film, "Interrupted
Melody": opera star Lawrence Tibbett;
Edward Johnson, former manager of
the "Met"; her husband. Dr. Thomas
King; three of her brothers; and her
faithful nurse. (Film)
Q DOLLAR A SECOND
Contestants compete against time.
Q BOB CUMMINGS SHOW
"A Date for Margaret." Bob becomes
solicitous about his sister's romantic life.
He arranges a date for her. (Film)
(0 © FLIGHT NO. 7-Travel
"Wings to Alaska" and "Wings to Mex¬
ico and Guatemala." We go from the
snows of Juneau and Fairbanks in Alaska
to the bull fights and sombreros of
Mexico and Guatemala. (Film)
7:30 Q SPORTS
Q PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
"Jury of One." A man is attacked, left
to die, then rescued. When, years later,
he dies, he leaves a large sum' to his
rescuer. But two men claim to be the
rescuer. (Film)
Cast
Harvey J. Waterman_Paul Kelly
Joe Murphy_Ken Tobey
Wes Allison_Bill Henry
Betty Jarrett__ Eleanore Tanin
Sheriff Jesse Sneed_Addison Richards
Mrs. Murdock_Lillian Culver
Hotel Clerk_Guy Wilkerson
Q SHOW WAGON-Heidt
Show Wagon stops at Portland, Ore.
Q BEAT THE CLOCK-Quiz
Win Elliot subs for vacationing Bud Coll-
yer, who returns to the show next week.
10 CITY DETECTIVE-Drama
"Desert Ice." Det. Lt. Bart Grant traces
an escaped criminal to the Mojave
Desert. Rod Cameron, Ross Elliott. (Film)
(0 SOLDIER PARADE
7:45 Q AMES BROTHERS-Music
8:00 O Q GREATEST BANDS
On the bandstand tonight: Ralph Flan¬
agan, La Playa Sextette, Percy Faith, and
Gene Krupa. Paul Whiteman introduces
the orchestras and chats with leaders.
Q THE SOLDIERS-Comedy
O DUNNINGER-Mentalist
Here to be interviewed by Dunninger
are: Harry Baron, a detective from New¬
ark, N,J.; young Perry BerkowFtz, who
believes in the mentalist, and his father,
who doesn't; and Gen. George Kenny,
U.S. Air Force (retired).
(0 (0 OZARK JUBILEE-Music
The Duke of Paducah visits with Eddy
Arnold, the "Tennessee Plowboy," and
the gang. Eddy replaces vacationing Red
Foley as host. (Springfield, Mo.) What
makes country music so popular? Story
in next week's issue.
8:30 Q DUNNINGER-Mentalist
O MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
9:00 Q I LED THREE LIVES
The Reds rehabilitate convicts for their
own benefit. Richard Carlson. (Film)
Q MEDIC—Drama
"Dr. Impossible." The story of Dr. Wil¬
liam Stewart Halstead, a surgeon of the
mid-19th Century who was searching for
a good anesthetic. He found the drug
cocaine and, without realizing it was
habit-forming, experimented on himself.
Arthur Space as Dr. Halstead. (Film'i
O MUSICAL CHAIRS
Playing the musical brain teasers are:
singer-composer Johnny Mercer; pianist-
composer Bobby Troup; the man of
many voices Mel Blanc; and tonight's
guest vocalist Connie Moore. Bill Lei/-
den asks the questions. (Hollywood) Pro¬
gram reviewed in next week's issue.
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SATURDAY
9:00 ® CD LAWRENCE WELK
Featuring Alice Lon, Jim Roberts and
accordionist Myron Floren. i
Highlights
"Fooled" _ Jim Roberts
"Tik-A-Tee Tik-A-Tay" _ Aladdin i
"How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down i
on th» Farm?" . __ Alice Lon ,
"I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from
Dumas" - __ Larry Hooper
"Canadian Capers"
---Lawrence & Myron Floren |
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9:30 Q SCIENCE FICTION-Drama
"Danger." Two white mice, exposed to
radiation, spell danger to the wife of
a mining engineer. Werner Engstrom:
Otto Kruger. Fred Strand: Arthur Franz.
Louise Strand: Nancy Gates. (Film)
Q O DONALD O'CONNOR
Boy singer Ricky Vera, is on an all-out
campaign to become Donald's business
manager. If Donald is impressed by I
Ricky's beautiful sister, young Vera may !
get himself a job—and a brother-in-law! i
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"Another Day Is Done." The finale fea¬
tures the cast in a Spanish fiesta se¬
quence. Featured in the show: Sid
Miller, Gloria Noble, Carlos Vera, Ben
Weldon and Connie Vera. (Film)
Q JOHNNY CARSON SHOW
Songstress Jill Corey has joined the
show as a regular. She'll join Johnny in
a few of the sketches. (Hollywood)
10:00 O O O HERE'S THE SHOW
Songstress Lucille Norman makes a
guest appearance tonight. Reveling in
the great outdoors, humorist Ransom
Sherman demonstrates how to build a
barbecue. Jonathan Winters, as a gas-
station attendant, tries to serve a new
lady driver. In keeping with the wea¬
ther, the Double Daters offer Cole
Porter's "Too Darn Hot." John Scott
Trotter's orchestra. (Hollywood) Program
is reviewed in next week's TV GUIDE.
Q TV'S TOP TUNES-La Rosa
Julius's guest is songstress Joni James,
who sings "Where Is That Someone for
Me?" Julius's songs are: "Wake the
Town and Tell the People," "Unchained
Melody" and "Mama Rosa."
© DOWN YOU GO-Qoiz
Dr. Bergen Evans presents clues to Pa¬
tricia Cutts, Fran Coughlin, Phyllis Cerf.
£0 MOVIE-Mystery
"Dick Barton at Bay." An inventor's
machine is stolen. Percy Walsh, Don
Stannard, Joyce Linden, Tamara Desni.
^ FEATURETTE
10:300 QO YOUR TIME
"The Duel" is set in a Nevada frontier
town in 1875. The sheriff's daughter re¬
turns from the East with her fiance, who
wants to open a law office. The girl's
former beau, a town tough, determines
to oust the eastern intruder. (Film)
Cast
Tom Larkin _ Don Haggerty
Paul _ Alan Wells
Jenny __Claudia Barrett
Q DAMON RUNYON
"There's No Forever." Hiding from the
police, a bank robber and his confed¬
erates rent a room in the house of a
young widow. Matters are complicated
when the robber falls in love with the
pretty young widow, who is onaware
that her roomers are hiding from the
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AUGUST 20
police. (Film) It's hard to find actresses
with a Brooklyn accent. Read the story
in next week's TV GUIDE.
Cast
Chopper Keeley _ John Ireland
Mrs. Grace Harper _ Fay Wray
Suzy Harper_Sharon Baird
Creepy Dugan_^-Joseph Downing
Frankie Ferocious_Frank Richards
Will Harvey_ William Hudson
CD YOUR PLAY TIME-Drama
"Call from Robert Jest." A divorcee, re¬
cently refused a cash settlement by her
former husband, is found murdered.
Among the clues is the fact that she
was a jigsaw-puzzle addict. (Film)
Cast
Carol Marshall__Carolyn Jones
Pete Marshall _ Robert Horton
Crane Colton_Donald Murphy
Det. Lt. Lewis_Addison Richards
Jeanne Collins _ Betty Lynn
11:00 Q Theater—Film Drama
"Letters Marked Personal." A husband
complains to his wife that their marriage
has dwindled to mere routine, but she
receives his complaint coldly. (Film)
Cast
George Manners_Meivyn Douglas
Marcia Manners_Joan Bennett
Mrs. Kelton_Elisabeth Risdon
Q Man Behind the Badge
"The Case of the Deadly Delicacy."
Charles Bickford introduces the inspect¬
or who has the task of finding a man
with a one pound package of death.
O The Vise—Drama
"Death in White." On the eve of his
wedding a wealthy man receives a
packet of letters—love letters between
his wife-to-be and another man. Before
the wedding can take place, the girl is
stabbed to death. (Filmed in England)
Cast
Geraldine Munsen _ Jill Clifford
Peter Granger_ Ronald Leigh Hunt
Mme. Larvin _ Enid Lorimer
Miss Cartier _ Christine Silver
Victor Gilbert _ Norris Stayton
Insp. Allen _ Trevor Reid
Q (D NEWS
11:05 fD WRESTLING-Film
11:15 O MOVIE-Drama
"Varieties on Parade." Jackie Coogan,
Eddie Garr and Eddie Dean.
1 1:30 Q O NEWS
Q MOVIE-Western
"Ramrod." A young woman inherits a
ranch near her father's. Joel McCrea,
Veronica Lake, Preston Foster.
1 1:35 Q MOVIE-Drama <
"Alaska Patrol." A Naval Intelligence
officer impersonates a spy. Richard Tra¬
vis, Helen Wescott, Emory Parnell.
Q Your Children's Safety
1 1:50 O MOVIE-To Be Announced
12:45 O SPORTS-Roberts
12:50 Q MOVIE—Documentary
Swing Shift Theater: "SOS Submarine."
Detailed film of repair work and rescue
operations on a submarine. (Italian)
1:05 Q NEWS
1:30 Q NEWS-Harold Scott
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MORNING
9:55 Q NEWS
10:00 Q Q Q jjj) Lamp Unto My
Feet—Religion
The playlet is "Young Man in the
Street." A young man who has become
a street corner evangelist, refuses to
give up his new-found career despite
the pleas of his family and his fiancee.
The speaker, Dr. Jesse Barber, of the
Board of Missions of the Presbyterian
Church. The moderator, Lyman Bryson.
10:30 Q Q Q QD Look Up and
Live—Religion
Today's program depicts in dramatic
. sketches the life of Caroline Wilcox. A
young Philadelphia Quaker, Miss Wil-
^cox gave up a life of comfort to jour¬
ney to the rugged hills of Mexico and
help the primitive Indians.
1 1:00 Q This Is the Life—Religion
13 This Is the Life—Religion
"Starting Life All Over." An ex-convict
tries changing his name. Wm. Benedict.
Q What One Person Can Do
Q Faith for Today—Religion
fp) This Is the Life—Religion
"In His Power." Mrs. Fisher's brother be¬
comes a problem after he loses his farm.
11:15 O Industry on Parade
1 1:30 Q Q Wild Bill Hickok
The peace of "Sundown Valley" is dis¬
turbed by the Colton gang, which robs
the cattlemen's association offices and
stages a jailbreak. Wild Bill and Jingles
try to restore order. Guy Madison, Andy
Devine and Dorothy Patrick.
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Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
Q Industry on Parade
fpl Big Picture—Documentary
1 1:45 Q The Pastor—Religion
AFTERNOON
1 2:00 0 The Christophers—Relig.
O Q fD Winky Dink & You
The kids draw an Indian village so that
Jack can learn about wampum. They
also draw a mocking-bird, who can do
some very fine imitations. Chapter 3 in
the story of Mike McBean in the days
of Columbus.
1 2:30 0 Q Contest Carnival
Gene Crane presents young performers
from Philadelphia. 1. A High Bar act
from Phila. 2. The Aero Aces, tumblers
from Phila. 3. Ruth Homer, a roller¬
skating baton twirler, Audubon, N. J.
4. An aerial act.
0 Your Children's Safety
0 Big Picture—Documentary
fpl Faith for Today—Religion
Pastor Fagal leads today's panel dis¬
cussion on the value of hymn singing
in maintaining a happy outlook on life.
Mrs. Minnie Iverson-Wood, choral di¬
rector of Washington, D.C., Swiss edu¬
cator Dr. Daniel Walther and two
youngsters comprise the panel.
12:45 0 Laurel and Hardy
1:00 0 What's Your Trouble?
Q industry on Parade
0 Abbott and Costello
Q O. Roberts—Evangelist
fpl What's Your Trouble?
1:150 Your Government
"Savings Bond Division."
Q Heaven Speaks—Martin
QD Congressman Van Zandt
1:30 0 Annie Oakley—Western
"Outlaw Mesa." Tagg's ventriloquism
proves to be an effective secret weapon
0 O. Roberts—Evangelist
0 This Is the Life—Religion
"Ours - But Not To Keep." A new girl
in town puts Pete Fisher's heart and
head in a whirl. Michael Hall.
0 Concert Hall—Opera
fp) Life of Triumph
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2:00 Q NEWS
Q Disneyland—W. Disney
See 6 P.M. for details.
Q Soldier Parade
Talent from the armed forces.
O The Greatest of These
(Q MOVIES—ToBeAnnounced
2:15 Q Music and Meditation
Rev. Charles Templeton, director of evan¬
gelism of Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
2:30 Q Life Begins at 80
Panel shovy/ with Georgiana Carhart, 90,
Fred Stein, 86, and two others answering
queries sent in by listeners. Jack Barry
emcees.
O Youth Wants To Know
Second of two programs in conjunction
with the International Conference on
Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. These
two shows were filmed in Geneva,
Switzerland, by producer Ted Granik
and his staff. Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, pre¬
siding officer at the Geneva Conference
and chairman of India's Atomic Energy
Commission, appears on program (Film)
0 MOVIES—To Be Announced
3:00 Q Theater—Drama
"Two Times Two." A comedy about a
backwoods southern girl who is a
lightning calculator. Word of her pow¬
ers reaches an Air Force research center.
Cast
Georgia _ _ June Dayton
Capt. Bill Underwood _ Joe Maross
General _ Larry Gates
Dr. Marshall __ _ Marcel Hillaire
Jimmy Jay Jack Klugman
Stuart Mills Philip Coolidge
Colonel __ Mike Kellin
Mayor Biddie Howard Freeman
Q Greatest Bands—Music
Paul "Pops" Whiteman is host to an¬
other program of popular music. Baton
wielders; Paul Neighbors, Larry Clinton,
Ray Anthony and Enric Madriguera. Bea
Wain is Larry Clinton's vocalist.
O Catholic Hour
Scenes from "Diary of a Country Priest"
depict some of the dramatic moments
in the life of a young French village
curate. Adapted for TV by John McGiver
Cast
The Village Priest _ Gene Gross
The Countess . Vilma Kurer
Cure de Torcy Charles Andre
3:30 Q American Forum
Noted personalities are questioned.
4:00 Q Ethel and Albert
The Arbuckles dine out at a fancy French
restaurant. Peg Lynch, Alan Bunce. (Film)
Q Big Picture—Documentary
O Film
4:30 Q Medic—Drama
"Dr. Impossible." The story of Dr. Wil¬
liam Stewart Halstead, a surgeon of the
mid-19th Century who was searching
for a good anesthetic. He found the
drug cocaine and, without realizing it
was habit-forming, experimented on
himself. Halstead; Arthur Space. (Film)
Q Q Zoo Parade—Animals
"Keeping Animals Well." Marlin Perkins,
director of the Lincoln Park Zoo, in
Chicago, x-rays Sammy the lion, and
shows us a lion heart in action. Dr.
Lester Fisher, veterinarian of the Zoo,
shows methods of animal health care.
d Super Circus—M. Hartline
Tops for Daytime
Viewing
Arthur Godfrey
Garry Moore Show
House Party
Bob Crosbv Show
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AUGUST 21
4:30 O ^ Boy Scout Jamboree
[SPECIAL] From the Canadian shore of
Lake Ontario comes the Eighth World
Boy Scout Jamboree. Details below.
5:00 Q Down You Go—Quiz
Dr. Bergen Evans presents clues to
panelists Patricia Cutts, Fran Coughlin
and June Lockhart.
O People—Interviews
[DEBUT] The subject of this series is
people—interesting people. Some will
be celebrities, but most will not. Per¬
haps half a dozen will be interviewed
in the course of the program, some on
film, some in the studio. Reuven Frank
produces the show, and Morgan Beatty
is the host. Today's guests include:
Pablo Casals, world-famous cellist, film¬
ed at his home in France, who will
tell some stories about his life; a pogo-
stick and walking-backward champ, in¬
terviewed in England; a young Catholic
nun, explaining why she left a com¬
fortable everyday existence to take up
a strictly religious mode of life.
OCD Super Circus
Tumblers _The Atomics
"Jinx Is Love Sick".._Clown Sketch
Valentine Birds _Cockatoos
Q Boy Scout Jamboree
See details below.
5:30 0 Q Captain Gallant
"20 Fathoms Under the Desert." Capt.
Gallant and his Legionnaires try to
track down the gang that attacked and
robbed a caravan. Their slim clue: a
pair of glasses left at the scene of the
crime. Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight.
O Meet Corliss Archer
Dexter adopts a solemn and dignified air.
Ann Baker and Bobby Ellis.
Q QD ^ Nation
Beginning with today's show, Stuart No-
vins becomes the program's moderator.
(Washington, D. C.)
4:30 (D 63 ® 5:00 Q
WORLD BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE
Eagle Scouts Alan and Howard Ruder of Brooklyn
show Pud and Ginger how to tie a knot properly
1 SPECIA^ Television cameras transport
viewers to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario,
Canada, for the Eighth World Boy Scout
Jamboree. Some 10,000 Scouts from all
parts of the globe, including 1500 from
the U. S., will gather from Aug. 18 to 28
to trade souvenirs, stories, ideas and
entertainments.
The principals of the TV series “Let’s
Take a Trip” Sonny Fox and his young
A-12 TV
charges. Pud Flanagan and Ginger
MacManus will be the on-screen observers
for this one-hour telecast. Scouts from
many lands will instruct them in Boy Scout
lore. They’ll learn how to pitch tents, for
example, and how Scout costumes differ
from country to country, and see a little
shrewd bargaining as some fancy inter¬
national swapping takes place.
They will hear how part of the Brazil
contingent made out traveling by jeep
overland all the way to Canada! And
they’ll watch Scouts put on exhibitions of
native skills.
HIGHLIGHTS
Canada .Indian Dance
Venezuela .Native Dance
Ai STRAi.iA .Bull Whip Cracking
U.S.A.Flapjack Contest
Bkitai.v. Finland. Nicaragua. . .Axe Throwing
Canada .Mounted Band
Canada .Toronto Trumpet Marching Band
Britain .London Boys & Girls Band
Scotland .Bagpipe Playing & Dancing
IsiiAEi.Playing & Dancing
.Iamau A. B.W.l.Singing, Playing. Dancing
The iirofjraiii trill close with the traditional
Jlati-loirriiyiti reretnontj.
GUIDE
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EVENING
6:00 Q Wiikens Star Diamond
Theater—Dramas
1. "Birth of a Hero." A young man who
plans to rob a bank, becomes a hero.
Ellen Drew, Mark Stevens. 2. "Girl in
the Park." A prominent bachelor sur¬
geon meets a beautiful girl in the park
and his whole life changes.
Q Meet the Press—Panel
O Disneyland—Walt Disney
Two of Disney's most popular cartoons,
"Three Little Pigs" and "Snow White"
(excerpts), are seen, as part of a
"Cavalcade of Songs." Walt gives view¬
ers a glimpse of the composing and
dubbing of songs for Disney produc¬
tions. Sequences featuring these songs
will be seen; "Who's Afraid of the
Big Bad Wolf?" "I'm Wishing," "One
Song," "Whistle While You Work,"
"Heigh-Ho," "Some Day My Prince Will
Come," and, from "Song of the South,"
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."
Q Qi) Lucy Show—Comedy
"The Amateur Hour." Lucy makes an
unexpected leap into show business
the night she takes care of twins who
are to appear on an amateur hour.
(D Faith for Today—Religion
03 Stars of Tomorrow
6:30 Q Roy Rogers—Western
"The Long Chance." Roy and Dale de¬
termine to stop outlaws when they
start stealing school funds. Dale Evans.
O CD © You Are There
We watch "The First Flight of the
Wright Brothers," Dec. 17, 1903. De¬
spite huge opposition to the antics of
the "fanatic" and "visionary" Wright
brothers, the duo from Dayton, O.,
launched America into the air age when
Wilbur Wright's flight proved that fly¬
ing was, indeed, more than theoretical.
Cast
Wilbur Wright _ James Gregory
Orville Wright_William Prince
Capt. Simon Newcombe Charles Dingle
Samuel Pierpont Langley __ Rusty Lane
CO The Christophers—Relig.
7:00 O BEST IN MYSTERY-Drama
"Passage Home." A steamship passen¬
ger is forced into drastic action when
the captain robs him and his fellow
passengers and leaves them stranded
on a desert island. (Film)
Cast
Passenger _ Brian Keith
Captain _ John Doucette
Native Girl _ Jean Howell
O O people are funny
Art Linkletter sends a woman contestant
out to try and unload a surplus of rab¬
bits. The neighborhood to which she is
sent has been told to be on the look-out
for Wilbur, a mythical movie rabbit, and
the finder will receive $20. How many
will try to claim the reward? The second
stunt involves an engaged couple. The
girl undergoes a test to see if she is
really jealous when her fiance is ap¬
proached by a "farm girl" (Miss Okla¬
homa). (Film)
Q YOU ASKED FOR IT
1. Art Baker visits the Bronx Zoo and
Mrs. Helen Martini, author of "My Zoo
Family." 2. Home-made sports car from
a do-it-yourself kit. 3. A bronc buster
tries to saddle up a roller-coaster. (Film)
(0 (0 YOU ASKED FOR IT
1. Stunt pilot Marion Cole demonstrates
the flying ability which won him the
international championship. 2. Sign lan¬
guage among skin divers. 3. How does
a cat drink milk? 4. A 72-year-old juggler.
5. Sports car obstacle race. Art Baker is
the host. (Film)
03 IT'S MAGIC-Tripp
Emcee Paul Tripp plays host to illusionist
Fred Keating, and comic-magician Roy
Benson.
7:30 0 KODAK REQUEST PER-
FORMANCE-Drama
"A Dream for Jimmy." A young teen¬
ager's dream comes true when he ar¬
ranges a date with a teen-age movie
starlet. But this most wonderful day in
his life is almost marred by his false
pride. (Film)
Cast
Jimmy_ Robert Crosson
Fern-Fern Bennett
McMasters_Hugh Sanders
Whitey-Paul Brinegar
Otto-David McMahon
Theater Mgr. _ Charles Postal
TV GUIDE
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SUNDAY
AUGUST 21
7:30 Q DO IT YOURSELF
That do-it-yourselfer Dave Willock is back
with hints on how to go about improv¬
ing the home. Among the projects to be
demonstrated is one for a room divider.
Humorist Cliff Arquette offers his spe¬
cial brand of advice. (Hollywood)
O STAR TONIGHT-Drama
'Edge of Light." A husband and wife
are informed that their son should leave
school and receive mental treatment.
Paul Roebling, Hugh Reilly, Doreen Lang,
Eileen Ryan, Kathryn Grill.
Q © PRIVATE SECRETARY
Susie becomes mambo teacher to her
boss. Susie; Ann Sothern. Boss; Don Porter
(Q STUDIO 57-Drama
"The Black Sneep's Daughter." A young
American girl who wishes to marry the
son of a respectable English family, dis¬
covers to her dismay that her father is
a notorious roue. How can she keep the
secret from her future groom? (Film)
Cast
Tracy Piper
Diana Flagg
Susan Piper
Margaret Piper
Baron Scarborough
Tommy Scarborough
Philip Ober
Carolyn Jones
Marcia Patrick
Frances Mercer
Tom Dugan
Rodney Taylor
(0 HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE
Ern Westmore: the art of make-up.
8:00 O O O VARIETY HOUR
Mr. Edgar Bergen and his wooden pal,
Charlie, once again headline the show.
In the star's spotlight, balladeer Harry
Belafonte, of "3 for Tonight" fame. Mr.
Belafonte will sing folk songs accompa¬
nied by guitarist Millard Thomas. Other
acts: Bob Williams and his dog "Red
Dust"; the dance team of Augie & Margo.
Frank De Vol's orchestra. (Hollywood)
Q CD (D toast of tov/n
Ed Sullivan presents a salute to the
movie, "The Girl Rush," starring Rosa¬
lind Russell, Gloria De Haven, Eddie
Albert, Fernando Lamas and Marion
(Mrs. Gurney) Lome. These stars, with
the exception of Lamas, are onstage
tonight to enact scenes from the pic¬
ture. There will also be film clips high¬
lighting some of "The Girl Rush's" pro¬
duction numbers. Present to sing some
of the tunes are Tony Bennett and Ella
Mae Morse. Songs include: "The Girl
Rush," "If You'll Only Take a Chance,"
"Birmin'ham," "An Occasional Man."
@0 CHURCH'S FOUNDATION
8:15 03 FILM
8:30 ^ LIBERACE-Piano Music
9:00 Q STAR AND THE STORY
"End of Flight." Edmond O'Brien Stars
as John Stevens in Somerset Maugham's
story about a hunted man. (Film)
Q O TV PLAYHOUSE
"Gretel," by Vance Bourjaily, tells of
the complications and the heartaches
that result when the young son of a
socially prominent family secretly
marries a teen-aged refugee. The girl,
who had spent most of her life in DP
camps, does not even know her parents'
identity.
Cast
Gretel_ Eva Stern
Alan Putnam _ Geoffrey Horne
Mr. Putnam _ Edmon Ryan
Ruba _ Esther Minciotti
Moose _ _ Jeff Harris
Duggo _ _ Tom Ellis
Aunt _ _ Augusta Ciolli
o CD ID G. E. THEATER
Myrna Loy, Zachary Scott and Robert
Preston star in "It Gives Me Great
Pleasure." A widowed lecturer wants to
remain at home with her children but is
tricked into going on a tour. (Film)
Cast
Kate Kennedy _ Myrna Loy
David Wadsworth _ Zachary Scott
Jim Tweedy _ Robert Preston
Trumbull _ __ Howard Kennedy
Mrs. Tweedy _ Lois Bolton
Johnny Kennedy_Jeff Elliott
9:30 O GROUCHO MARX-Quiz
Groucho's eyebrow is raised, his cigar
poised, as he interviews: retired sailor
and Olympic track champion; private
detective and chiropodist; and the man¬
ager of a reducing salon and her part¬
ner. Tonight's jackpot: $1500. (Film)
Q STAGE 7-Drama
"Yesterday's Pawnshop." A diamond ring
nearly mars the happiness of a recently
married couple. The husband had be¬
lieved his first wife dead these seven
years. But how did her diamond ring
suddenly appear in the antique shop?
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AUGUST 21
She was wearing it when reported
drowned seven years before. (Film)
Cast
Arnold_Don Taylor
Jill _Randy Stuart
Proprietor_Ralph Moody
Tandowsky _ Peter Brocco
Landlady_Robin Raymond
Kramer's Girl_Jane Frazee
Maloney_Robert Foulk
Desk Clerk_Grady Sutton
(QMARK SABER-Mystery
(0 PALL MALL PLAYHOUSE
"No Compromise." A Texas Ranger is
faced with the difficult assignment of
bringing in a boyhood friend.
Cast
Pvt. Earl Webb_Stephen McNally
John Fenner_Robert Strauss
Judge Fenner_Fay Roope
Clerk_Byron Kane
Conductor_Harry Tyler
Woman Passenger-Jesslyn Fax
^THE CHRISTOPHERS
10:00 O O O CAMEO THEATER
"A Little Night Music." A father sacri¬
fices nearly everything to provide his
son with a musical education. This is
the last show of the season.
Q (0 BREAK THE BANK
Bert Parks emcees audience quiz.
C0TV PLAYHOUSE-Drama
"The Takers," adapted by William Man¬
chester from his novel, "City of Anger."
A police chief trying to break the city's
numbers rackets suspects that someone
within his department is an agent of the
racketeers.
Cast
Bernard Zipski-Ed Begley
Walter Gregg_Martin Balsam
Erik __Robert Emhardt
Edna Zipski_Peggy Allenby
Joe Murdoch_Joe Mantell
Insp. Herman_Luis Van Rooten
Mrs. Gregg _ Florence Stanley
Bill Hoover_Cliff Hall
^ FACTS FORUM
10:30 Q MASQUERADE PARTY
Q BOB CUMMINGS SHOW
"Calling Dr. Baxter." Bob's still trying to
find a husband for sister Margaret. Rose¬
mary De Camp. (Film)
QBOB CUMMINGS SHOW
"Boyfriend for Schultzy." Schultzy's "left
holding the straws" after Bob arranges
a date between her and a girl-shy soda
jerk named Cyril. Ann B. Davis as
Schultzy; Charles Smith as Cyril. (Film)
Q WHAT'S MY LINE?-Quiz
(0 CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Current champion, comedy-violinist
Baron Buiki, meets the challenger.
^ CLERGYMAN'S STUDY
11:00 O O NEWS
O Q NEWS-W. Cronkite
(0 MOVIE-Drama
"Captain Black Jack." Smuggling racket
on the island of Majorca. George Sand¬
ers, Herbert Marshall, Patricia Roc.
11:05 O Boston Blackie—K. Taylor
11:15 Q Playhouse 15—Drama
"The Cloud." The wife of a foreign
correspondent finds herself hampered
by her mother. Peggy Allenby.
Q MOVIE-Drama
"Beyond Tomorrow." Three lonely old
men invite a couple for Christmas din¬
ner. Charles Winninger, C. Aubrey
Smith, Harry Carey, Jean Parker, Rich¬
ard Carlson.
Q MOVIE-Mystery
"Whispering Footsteps." A bank clerk
is suspected of murder. John Hubbard,
Rita Quigley and Cy Kendall.
11:30 Q NEWS
11:35 O MOVIE-Melodrama
"Windjammer." The story of yacht
smugglers. George O'Brien, William Hall
O Your Children's Safety
1 1:50 O MOVIE—To Be Announced
12:30 O NEWS
August 22 thru 27
CHRIS CONNER
JACKIE KAHANE
Next Week
BIG NEW YORK REVUE
TV GUIDE
A-15
MO NDAY
MORNING
7:00 O O O Today—Garroway
Q Morning Show—Van Dyke
8:55 O NEWS-Ed Wood
9:00 Q Pastor's Study—Religion
Rev. J. P. Pro, Knxoville Baptist Church.
Q Faith for Today—Religion
Q It's Fun To Reduce
Q Qj) MOVIES
9:15 O Home Edition-H. Stohl
O Men Toward the Light
9:30 O Garry Moore—Variety
Q Industry on Parade
9:45 O The Pastor—Religion
10:00 Q Garry Moore—Variety
Dennis O'Keefe and Isobel Robins sub¬
stitute for Garry and Denise Lor.
Dramateurs ..Walter O'Keefe, Audience
"Pass It On"_Walter, Isobel, Ken
Q Q Ding Dong School
10 Harmony Time—Music
10:15© Serial Theater
10:30 Q Woman's Angle—Sando
O O Poi'ents' Time
10:45 Q Arthur Godfrey Time
Arthur returns from vacation today.
Q Film
Q World at Home
[debut] Arlene Francis interviews celeb¬
rities via film pick-ups and in the studio.
She will present films of married couples
at home, and on the job. Hugh Downs,
Arlene interview families of three "turn¬
coat" Gl's, who recently returned from
Red China.
10:55 © Health & Happiness Club
11:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
Sandra and Grayling return home.
Q Home—Arlene Francis
[color] Arlene Francis presides.
The American Clock_..Hugh Downs
Eagles As Home Decoration_
Paul MacAlister (Chicago)
Clothes To Match the Home.Lucille Rivers
Make-up Changes_Natalie Core
Q Arthur Godfrey Time
© Flynn's Inn—Chas. Flynn
11:15 Q Way of the World
A stranger becomes ill while visiting
Nora. Dorothy Hart, Melinda Markey.
1:30 O O Strike It Rich—Quiz
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
AFTERNOON
12:00 O NEWS-Bill Burns
Q Valiant Lady—Serial
The judge tries to find out where David
wants to live.
O fZD Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15 O Q Love of Life—Serial
12:30 Q Q Search for Tomorrow
O Feather Your Nest—Quiz
© NEWS
12:45 Q Q Guiding Light—Serial
© Harmony Time
12:55 O NEWS
1:00 Q Bill Brant Show—Variety
Q It's Fun To Reduce
O MOVIE—To Be Announced
O © Jack Paar Show
1:15 Q Jcict( Poo:'Show
"I'll Never Stop Loving You"_E. Adams
"These Foolish Things"_lack Haskell
1:30 Q Kay's Kitchen—Neumann
Recipe for Kay's Piccalilli.
Q Welcome Travelers
Q Variety Fare
© MOVIE—To Be Announced
2:00 0 Popular Science
O Q Robert Q. Lewis Show
Peter Donald subs for Robert Q.
"Wanting You"_Earl, Lois
"Unchained Melody" _Earl
2:15 0 Valiant Lady—Serial
A reporter records Helen's latest class
with Mrs. Sayre. Flora Campbell.
2:30 0 Meet Your Neighbor
O O House Party
Jazz pianist Errol Garner is a guest.
2:45 0 Movie Quick Quiz
3:00 0 Q Big Payoff—Quiz
0 © Ted Mack—Variety
0 Rural Scene—Pop Taylor
3:30 0 Playhouse 330—Drama
"The Discipline Campaign." Albie de¬
cides that his family has no efficiency
and decides to change things.
O 0 Bob Crosby Show
o MOVIE—To Be Announced
© It Pays To Be Married
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AUGUST 22
4:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
Max proposes to Lydia. Murial Williams.
Q Matinee Melodies
Q Look Ladies—V. Griffin
Girl from Gables
4:15 Q Q Secret Storm—Serial
O Your Children's Safety
i g Have a Hobby
4:30 Q Q On Your Account
Q World of Mr. Sweeney
Cicero tries to patch up lovers' quarrel.
Q Kiddie Korral
QT) Roller Derby
(0 Children's Corner—Carey
4:45 Q Modern Romances
"Muckrakers," by Harry W. Junkin. On
the eve of Mary Valeski's marriage to a
wealthy boy, her parents decide to re¬
veal a secret.
5:00 Q Video Adventures
Q Superman—G. Reeves
"The Mystery of the Broken Statues."
Lois Lane trails two men who have been
buying and destroying plaster statues.
Q Pinky Lee Show—Variety
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
QD Serial Theater
(Q Living—Iran, Russia
5:30 O Wild Bill Hickok
"The Western Shakedown." Paid gun¬
men swindle the local miners.
Q O Howdy Doody
Clue is found to gold that's in Ireland.
(Q Science in Action
Record Rack—Music
5:40 (0 Health & Happiness Club
5:50 (0 Harmony Time
5:55 (0 Civic Calendar
EVENING
6:00 Q Weather—Mallinger
Q SPORTS-Scott
Q Movie Marshal—Schenck
Q Super Serial
(0 NEWS
(0 Armed Forces—USAF
6:05 O Buzz 'n' Bill—Musical
6:15 Q NEWS-Rininger
(0 Matt Dennis—Songs
Matt's guests are the singing Burton Sis¬
ters. "Will You Still Be Mine?"
0^ Paradise Island
6:30 O NEWS-Carl Ide
Q Those Whiting Girls
Mrs. Whiting is scheduled to appear in a
song-and-dance routine with two other
college classmates at their class reunion.
Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Whiting.
o SPORTS-Diab
Q TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
CD Telecomics
(0 Here Is the Past
60 NEWS, SPORTS
6:40 O NEWS-Moore
6:45 Q Pitt Parade—Local News
Q Weather—McMurray
(0 SPORTS-Ted Reinhart
© Film
6:50 Q NEWS-Roy Briscoe
6:55 O SPORTS-Ray Scott
Q Weather—Del Taylor
© NEWS
7:00 Q COWBOY G-MEN
"Frontier Smugglers." The G-Men and a
Canadian Mounted Policeman track
down smugglers. Jackie Coogan (Film)
O BREAK THE BANK
O HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE
Q THE FUN HOUSE
CD CD © SOUPY SALES
10 CHILDREN'S CORNER
7:15 Q RACES FROM WHEELING
(0 (0 NEWS-John Daly
© FILM
7:30 O TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
Commentary by Red Donley.
O O MATT DENNIS-Songs
Matt's guest is songstress Vicki Young.
Songs: "Old Uncle Fud," "Mountain
Greenery," "For the Losers."
O ® NEWS-D. Edwards
Douglas Edwards is back from vacation.
TV GUIDE
A-17
MONDAY
7:30 O THE NAME'S THE SAME
(0 TRAVEL-Florida
(Q BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
7:45 Q EZC RANCH GALS-Music
O O (D NEWS-Swayze
Q ^ JULIUS LA ROSA
Julius's songs are: "Deed I Do," "Let's
Call the Whole Thing Off," "Slowly
with Feeling" and "Embraceable You."
AUGUST 22
8:00 Q O OD PRODUCERS'
SHOWCASE
[COLOR] Cyril Ritchard, Joan Green¬
wood, Richard Haydn and Irene AAan-
ning star in an original musical comedy,
"The King and Mrs. Candle." See below.
O O BURNS & ALLEN
Gracie doesn't think it's such a good
(Continued on page A-20)
8:00 O O CD SD PRODUCERS’ SHOWCASE
CYRIL RITCHARD • JOAN GREENWOOD
RICHARD HAYDN • IRENE MANNING
in a musical comedy
THE KING AND
MRS. CANDLE'
Cyril Ritchard and Joan Greenwood
I COLOR 1 King Rupert’s subjects, the
people of Brandovia, are extremely unap¬
preciative. They revolt against this charm¬
ing monarch, and throw out not only
Rupert himself but also his intended bride,
Irina, and his remarkable prime minister,
Bibo. But the mischievous Irina has taken
with her the glorious Brandovian pearls.
F’urious, the exiled Rupert vows to retrieve
them.
But a deposed king, even when living at
a luxurious New York hotel, has other
problems. He needs a job; he needs to ad¬
just to the odd habits of living in a democ¬
racy. Pearls, jobs, democracy lead His
Majesty a merry chase, as do Irina and the
attractive Mrs. Lily Candle, proprietress
of a dancing school.
Sumner Locke Elliott’s play, “The King
and Mrs. Candle,” was seen originally, with
Ritchard, Greenwood and Manning, on the
Sunday night “TV Playhouse” in April
1954. Now it is a musical, and the songs
have been composed by “Moose” Charlap,
who did most of those for “Peter Pan.”
Lyrics are by Chuck Sweeney. If the show
goes over big with viewers, it will be headed
for a Broadway production.
CAST
.Cyril Ritchard
.Joan Greenwood
.Richard Haydn
Mrs. Lily Candle .Irene Manning
Zurkin the Fierce .Donald Marye
Gen. Korbova .TheOdore Bikel
Mr. Cansanby .Raymond Bramley
Mrs. Cornwallis .HELEN RAYMOND
Nurse . PHILIPPA BeVANS
Natasha .Agnes Doyle
SONGS
Act 1
“We Must Fly" .King, Bibo
“Money Mad" .King, Irina
“.lob Hunting” .King, Lily, Children
' Act 2
“You're Lucky for Me” .Lily
“What Is the Secret of Your Success?".. .Kltsc,
“Young Ideas" .Lily
Act 3
Fiuali : “Hravdovia National Anthem”
Ensemble
CREDITS
Producer: Fred Coe. Director; Arthur Penn.
Choreographer; Tony Charmoli. Sets: Paul
Barnes. Costumes; Guy Kent.
King Rupert
Bibo .
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MONDAY NIGHT ON
“PRODUCERS’
SHOWCASE”
An original comedy with music
especially written for TV
CYRIL JOAN RICHARD IRENE
RITCHARD GREENWOOD HAYDN MANNING
in
“THE KING AND MRS. CANDLE”
When displaced royalty comes to the U. S. look¬
ing for work, it’s the gayest, gladdest job hunt
—and love hunt—you’ve ever seen!
8 TO 9:30 P. M., AUG. 22
CHANNEL O O (D Q)
Brought to you in Compatible Color and Black-and-White by
Hear Tony Martin sing the
hit songs from “The King
and Mrs. Candle": “Young
Ideas" and “What Is the
Secret of Your Success?"
written by Moose Charlap
and Chuck Sweeney. On
the RCA Victor label.
MONDAY
AUGUST 22
idea when George brings home a new
trombone. She decides to hide it from
him, and learns too late he only bor¬
rowed it. (Film)
IB STORY OF COPPER
(0 IT'S A GREAT LIFE
"The Borrowed TV Set." When Uncle
Earl accidentally breaks the picture tube
in Mrs. Morgan's new TV set, the boys
borrow an identical set from the next-
door neighbors. (Film)
MARK SABER-Mystery
8:30 O (0 TALENT SCOUTS
Arthur's back to talk with the talent
scouts and encourage the performers
they've brought for the big break.
Q CONCERT-Barlow
Eugene Conley's tenor voice is joined
with the chorus and orchestra under
the baton of Howard Barlow. In the
Verdi aria, Emil Markow is also heard.
Program
Mr. Conley
"A-rovin' " Sea Chanty
"O Sole Mio" Edoardo di Capua
"Solenne" ("La Forza") - Verdi
"I Dream of You" Edna Osser
Chorus
Nautical Fantasy Sea Chanties
"Beyond the Sea" Charles Trenet
Orchestra
Ballet Music ("Faust") Gounod
(0 THE YOUNG U.S.A.
©BADGE 714-Jack Webb
9:00 Q DEATH VALLEY DAYS
"The Twelve Pound Nugget." The story
of a nugget weighing 12 pounds and
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August 22 thru 27
JOE KIM
Ventriloquist
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SHERI SISTERS TRIO
For reservations call
Spalding 1-3533 or AM 4-8000
the sorrow and eventual happiness it
brings to a woman in Death Valley. (Film)
Cast
Betsy Wilson Helen Marshall
Clara Tibbett . Maura Murphy
Jim Hayden - Ray Quinn
Bill Tibbett . John Damler
Q HALF-HOUR WESTERN
(0 ARMED FORCES-Navy
j0 PEE WEE KING-Music
© BOXING—Preliminaries
9:30 O (0 MEET CORLISS ARCHER
Corliss nearly bankrupts her father. (Film)
Q O ROBT. MONTGOMERY
Comedienne Bibi Osterwald joins the
repertory company to play the title role
in "Rosie," by Milton Gelman. She ap¬
pears as a middle-aged New York sten¬
ographer who comes to realize that only
by facing reality, can she find the love
and the security of which she dreams.
Cast
Rosie Zelda . Bibi Osterwald
Geiger _Charles Drake
Dr. Sherman Feeney _ Eric Sinclair
Hennig Dork . . James Millhollin
Sam Pedro . __ Carlos Montalban
Slingo _ _ Ron Soble
Bartender S. K. Hershaway
Q ETHEL AND ALBERT
Ethel is so busy attending to her new
poodle that she appears to be neglect¬
ing husband Albert. Alan Bunce.
10 AMERICAN FORUM
10:00 O O CD STUDIO ONE
"The Voysey Inheritance," adapted by
Michael Dyne from a play by Granville
Barker. The son of a prominent Back Bay
banker learns from his father that the
family business is not as respectable as
it appears to be. When the father dies,
the son must decide whether to run the
business as his father had, or to reveal
the family's scandalous conduct.
Cast
Mrs. Voysey_Dorothy Sands
Mr. Wyntringham_Bramwell Fletcher
Denham _ _• _ Frederic Rolfe
Edward _Douglas Watson
Mr. Voysey_ Frederic Worlock
Booth _Bert Thorn
Hugh Charles Aidman
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eg) AMERICA IN THE MAKING
fp) MOVIE—To Be Announced
© BOXING-St. Nick's
Paolo Melis, Milano, Italy, vs Rinzi No-
cero, Brooklyn, N.Y., middleweights, 10
rounds. Chris Schenkel reports from St.
Nicholas Arena, New York City.
TV GUIDE RATINGS
Rating W L D KO's
Melis Unrated 33 7 2 7
Nocero Unrated 25 2 0 8
Melis, one of the classiest European in¬
vaders to come along in quite a while,
has good punching speed. Nocero, a
slam-bang action fighter, fought a blister¬
ing duel with Ra'fael Merentino. This one
should keep the crowd in suspense.
Compiled by Nat Fleischer (The Ring)
10:30 0 GUY LOMBARDO-Music
The Royal Canadians and special guest.
O MASQUERADE PARTY
Celebrities pose a problem for panel.
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10:45 ^ RINGSIDE INTERVIEWS
11:00 Q O Q QD news
Q Mr. District Attorney
David Brian stars as crimebuster.
1 1:15 O MOVIE-Drama
"Guest in the House." A girl with a
cardiac condition is taken into the home
of a happy family, Anne Baxter, Ralph
Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick
Q MOVIE-Drama
"Prisoner of Corbal." A leader of the
French Revolution falls in love with a
lady of noble birth. Nils Asther, Noah
Beery and Hazel Terry.
O Weather
1 1:20 O H. S. Football Forecast
CD MOVIE—To Be Announced
11:30 Q The Christophers—Relig.
Q Tonight—Steve Allen
Singer Nellie Lutcher and comic Arthur
Walsh pay Steve a visit.
12:00 O NEWS-Harold Scott
12:30 O SPORTS-Roberts
Q NEWS
12:40 O MOVIE-Musical
Swing Shift Theater: "Fisherman's
Wharf." An orphan boy lives with fish¬
ermen. Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry
Armetta and Lee Patrick.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
HORSE RACE: The American Derby, from
Chicago, 6 P.M. (56). WRESTLING: (Film) 2
P.M. (9); (Film) 10:35 P.M. (27); (Film) 11:05
P.M. (10).
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs,
7:15 P.M. (9). BOXING: Preliminaries, 9 P.M.
(56). Main bout: Paolo Melis, Milano, Italy,
vs Rinzi Nocero, Brooklyn, middleweights,
10 rounds from St. Nicholas Arena, 10 P.M.
(56).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs,
7:15 P.M. (9).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
BOXING: Danny Giovanelli, Brooklyn, vs Ray
Drake, Brooklyn, middleweights, 10 rounds
from Madison Square Garden, 10 P.M. (9)
(10) (27) (56).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling Downs,
7:15 P.M. (9). SPORTS THRILLS: (Film) 9:30
P.M. (10) (16). TEXAS RASSLING: (Film) 11:15
P.M. (9).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
TENNIS: Opening singles matches for Davis
Cup, from Forest Hills, L.I., 2 P.M. (7) and
3 P.M. (21). FISHING AND BOATING: 7 P.M.
(27). HORSE RACES: (Film) From Wheeling
Downs, 7:15 P.M. (9). SPORTS THRILLS:
(Film) 8 P.M. and 9 P.M. (10). BOXING: Carl
"Bobo" Olson, Hawaii, vs Pvt. Joly Giambra,
Buffalo, N.Y., middleweights, 10 rounds
from San Francisco, 10 P.M. (2) (6) (7) (21).
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TUESDAY
MORNING
7:00 Q O O Today—Garroway
Remote from Boy Scouts' Jamboree.
Q Morning Show—Van Dyke
8:55 O NEWS-Ed Wood
9:00 Q Pastor's Study—Religion
Rev. J. P. Pro, Knoxville Baptist Church.
Q Cooking Tips—D. Lucas
Pork en Brochette; Lintzer Torte."
O It's Fun To Reduce
O (E) MOVIES
9:15 O Home Edition—H. Stohl
Jean Connelly is on vacation.
O Men Toward the Light
9:30 Q Garry Moore—Variety
O Industry on Parade
9:45 O Back to God—Religion
10:00 Q Q Garry Moore
Public Opinion _Cast
"Down with Love"_Isobel Robins
Q Q Ding Dong School
fli) Harmony Time—Music
10:15 Q Moviettes
gj) Serial Theater
10:30 Q Woman's Angle—Sando
Q O Parents' Time
10:45 Q Q Arthur Godfrey Time
Q Film
Q World at Home
Arlene Francis and Hugh Downs talk to
Texas farmer Jessie Reese on whose
land uranium with healing properties
has been -discovered.
10:55 QD Health & Happiness Club
11:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
Lydia thanks Patty for her help.
O Home—Arlene Francis
[color] Arlene Francis presides.
Quaker Report on Visit to Russia_
Arlene, Quakers
Antique Instruments_Wesley Reed
Q Moviettes
Q!) Flynn's Inn—Chas. Flynn
11:15 O Way of the World
Nora befriends the stranger.
Q Arthur Godfrey Time
11:30 O Q Strike It Rich-Quiz
Helping Hand: composer Morton Gould.
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
AUGUST 23
AFTERNOON
12:00 O NEWS-BIII Burns
Q Valiant Lady—Serial
Bill says he will go to see Diane in N.Y.
O (0 Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15 Q O Love of Life—Serial
12:30 Q O Search for Tomorrow
O Feather Your Nest—Quiz
(0 NEWS
12:45 Q O Guiding Light—Serial
fpl Farm Extension
12:55 Q NEWS
1:00 Q Popular Science
Q It's Fun To Reduce
O Your Children's Safety
Q (0 Jack Paar Show
Cartoons _Virgil Partch
"Easy To Love"_Edith Adams
"It's All Right with Me"_Jack Haskell
"Summer Skies" _lose Melis
1:15 O Film
Q Jack Paar Show
(0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
1:30 O Kay's Kitchen—Neumann
Bread & Butter Pickles; Pickled Peaches.
Q Welcome Travelers
Q Variety Fare
(0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
2:00 O Q Robert Q. Lewis Show
"Rain" _The Chordettes
"Tell Me That You Love Me Tonight"_
Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt
Q Film
2:15 O Valiant Lady—Serial
Helen begs the reporter not to print his
story. Flora Campbell.
Q Robert Q. Lewis Show
2:30 O Meet Your Neighbor
O Q House Party
Attorney Richard Maddox pays a visit.
2:45 0 Movie Quick Quiz
3:00 O House Party—Variety
O O fD Ted Mack
Q Big Payoff—Quiz
3:30 O Playhouse 330—Drama
"The Cure." A girl breaks up with her
fiance because of his gambling. His
plans to win her back have surprising
results. Barbara Billingsley.
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O O © Crosby Show
o MOVIE—To Be Announced
Qt) It Pays To Be Married
4:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
Lydia gives Max her answer.
Q Matinee Melodies
Q Look Ladies—Griffin
fpl Stars on Parade
4:15 0 0 Secret Storm—Serial
fpl See How They Learn
(0 The Friendly Giant
4:30 0 O Your Account
0 World of Mr. Sweeney
Kippie and Stewie give their parents a
severe scare. Glenn Walken, Charles
Ruggles.
0 Kiddie Korral
flj) Roller Derby—Skating
fP Children's Corner—Carey
4:45 0 Modern Romances
Mary learns the secret.
5:00 0 Video Adventures
O Kit Carson—Western
0 Pinky Lee Show—Variety
0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
(D Serial Theater
fP Living—American Farm
5:30 0 Q 0 Howdy Doody
Howdy and Dilly try to solve second
clue, but Clarabell finds answer.
CP The Young U.S.A.
(jp Record Rack—Music
5:40 C0 Health & Happiness Club
5:50 fP Harmony Time
5:55 CD Civic Calendar
EVENING
6:00 0 Weather—Mallinger
O SPORTS-Scott
0 Movie Marshal—Schenck
0 Super Serial
CP NEWS
CP Armed Forces—Navy
6:05 0 Buzz 'n' Bill—Musical
6:15 O NEWS-Rininger
CP Bobo the Hobo
CP Paradise Island
6:30 0 NEWS-Carl Ide
Q Ethel and Albert—Comedy
Albert's family gets together for a birth¬
day party. Peg Lynch, Alan Bunce.
0 SPORTS-Diab
0 TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
CP Telecomics
CP Religions of Man
© NEWS, SPORTS
6:40 0 NEWS-Moore
6:45 0 Pitt Parade-Local News
0 Weather—McMurray
CP SPORTS-Ted Reinhart
09 Film
6:50 0 NEWS-Roy Briscoe
6:55 0 SPORTS-Ray Scott
0 Weather—Del Taylor
© NEWS
7:00 0 RIN TIN TIN-Dog Story
"Farewell to Fort Apache." A lawyer
produces proof that Rusty is a child
believed killed by Indians. Lee Aaker,
Morris Ankrum. (Film)
0 STAGE 7—Drama
"Yesterday's Pawnshop." A diamond ring
nearly mars the happiness of a recently
married couple. (Film)
Cast
Arnold _ Don Taylor
Jill_Randy Stuart
Proprietor_ Ralph Moody
Tandowsky_ Peter Brocco
0 PENNY TO A MILLION
0 WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD
CP CD ©SOUPY SALES
CP CHILDREN'S CORNER
7:05 0 THE FUN HOUSE
7:15 0 RACES FROM WHEELING
CP CD NEWS-John Daly
^ FEATURETTE
7:30 0 TIME OUT FOR GOLF
Instructions by Lew Worsham.
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TUESDAY
AUGUST 23
7:30 Q O fD VAUGHN MONROE
[color] Vaughn's special guests are
songstress Kay Armen and the Diamonds
Vocal Quartet.
Q © NEWS-D. Edwards
TALENT VARIETIES
Slim Wilson sings "Rock Around the
Clock" and "Missouri." (Springfield, Mo.)
@ TRAVEL-Alabama
7:45 O EZC RANCH GALS-Music
Q O fD NEWS-Swayze
Q ^ UPBEATI-Music
Singer Tony Bennett is the star of the
week. After opening with "Cinnamon
Sinners," Tony offers a sampling of his
current night club act. The Tommy Mor¬
ton Dancers and the singing Honey-
dreamers introduce his renditions of:
"Life Is a Song," "Cold, Cold, Heart"
and "Sing, You Sinners."
7:50 ® SPIRIT OF '56
8:00 Q >VATERFRONT-Drama
"Tuna Bound." A new half-million dollar
tuna clipper is besieged by accidents.
Q O PLACE THE FACE
Q (0 STAR TIME PLAYHOUSE
Angela Lansbury stars in "Storm Swept."
A fugitive from justice and his wife
escape to a far-off island in hopes of
eluding the police. A storm which strikes
their hideout, causes tension to mount
between them. Don Hayden, Morris
Ankrum and Kenneth Tobey. (Film)
09 TALENT VARIETIES
Pfi LIBERACE—Piano Music
8:15 ® HAVE A HOBBY
8:30 O DAMON RUNYON
"A Nice Price." Two Broadwayiles arrive
in New London, Conn., for the Harvard-
Yale boat race. They find themselves
aboard a yacht, are mistaken for fixers
and are asked to fix the race. (Film)
Cast
Ducat Dan _ James Dunn
Clarice Campbell_Kathryn Grant
Joey Perhaps _ Wally Vernon
Biggie Brogan _Jack Kruschen
Society Max _ George Graham
Hammond Campbell_James Craven
Aunt Emma _ Virginia Dale
O O A. MURRAY PARTY
Hostess Kathryn Murray welcomes chan-
teuse Hildegarde and comedian "Fat
Jack" Leonard to the dancing party. Mrs.
Murray and her husband will be fea¬
tured in a dance demonstration and in
the "mystery dance."
Q DANNY THOMAS SHOW
"Rusty Gets a Haircut." Rusty demands
a "butch" haircut. Benny Rubin as the
barber. Ben Lessy, Danny's comic side-
kick, is featured. (Film)
OD GUY LOMBARDO SHOW
(Q EINS, ZWEI, DREI
© © MUSIC '55
Bespectacled jazzman Dave Bruebeck,
and his crew, are among guests of
Stan Kenton.
9:00 O STUDIO 57-Drama
"The Black Sheep's Daughter." American
girl who wishes to marry the son of a
respectable English family, discovers to
her dismay that her father is a notorious
roue. How can she keep the secret from
her stuffy future groom? (Film)
Cast
Tracy Piper- Philip Ober
Diana Flagg - Carolyn Jones
Susan Piper _ Marcia Patrick
Margaret Piper _ Frances Mercer
Baron Scarborough _ Tom Dugan
Tommy Scarborough __ Rodney Taylor
Q O SUMMER THEATER
"Meet McGraw."' A private detective is
hired as a bodyguard by a beautiful
girl. (Film)
Cast
McGraw - Frank Lovejoy
Lila - Audrey Totter
Martha - Ellen Corby
Freddie - Paul Picerni
Gus - Peter Whiting
Lt. Smith - Steve Darrell
Clerk _ Percy Helton
Q MEET MILLIE-Comedy
Mama is ecstatic over Millie's upcoming
wedding to Johnny Boone. But she
hadn't planned on the financial burden.
© DANNY THOMAS SHOW
"Terry's First Crush." Terry falls for a
handsome French actor friend of Danny's.
Sherry Jackson as Terry; Stephen Be-
kassy as Jacques Niveau. (Film)
© ARMED FORCES-Army
© STORY THEATER-Drama
"The Bishop's Experiment." A Frencf
bishop, noted for his complete trust i-
AUGUST 23
humanity, invites an ex-convict to spend
the night in his lavish home. (Film)
SEFICK'S PLACE
9:30 Q SPOTLIGHT PLAYHOUSE
"Little War in San Dede." Three Ameri¬
cans—a soldier-of-fortune, a tourist and
a profiteer—are locked up during a re¬
volt in a Latin-American country. (Film)
Cast
Henry Clay _ Willard Parker
Otis Tack _ John Agar
John Mason __ Ross Elliott
Mrs. Tack _ Frieda Inescort
Col. Jose Coca . _ Rodolfo Hoyos
Q DOLLAR A SECOND
Last program in the current series.
O DEAR PHOEBE-Comedy
"Phoebe" and Mickey team up to get
material for a front-page expose of a
so-called dramatic school which has a
great talent for extracting money from
its untalented students. (Film)
Q SPOTLIGHT PLAYHOUSE
"Pearl-Handled Guns." The young son of
a western farmer idolizes a dashing des¬
perado. He helps the outlaw even though
he knows he's a fugitive. (Film)
Cast
Lucas Arno_ Zachary Scott
Tim Hurd_Lee Aaker
Sam Hurd_Harvey Stephens
(Q DOTTY MACK-Songs
(Q LIVING-ltaly, Austria
(0 TREASURY MEN-Drama
The life of an innocent girl is in danger
when a convict escapes from prison. The
mobster believes the girl is the one
responsible for his imprisonment. (Film)
10:00 Q O ^ $64,000 QUES-
TION-Quir
OO truth or CONSE-
QUENCES-Jack Bailey
(Q CHINA SMITH-Drama
(E) WITH A VIEW TO MUSIC
(0 MOVIE-Drama
"Black Memory." A son vows to
avenge his innocent father who was
executed many years ago. Jane Arden,
Michael Atkinson, Michael Medwin.
10:30 Q CURTAIN TIME-Drama
"Malaya Incident." While making a har¬
rowing escape through guerrilla infested
jungles, a woman tries to convince her
male companion that there is more of
interest in Malaya than plantations. (Film)
O O IT'S A GREAT LIFE
"The Hospital." Denny arid Steve be¬
come sympathetic when Mrs. Morgan
complains of not feeling well. But the
boys are the ones who end up in a
hospital — with the pretty nurses. Vivi
Janiss, Joi Lansing. (Film)
Q ® © THE SEARCH
Charles Romine narrates the first of two
studies of psychiatric treatment, pro¬
duced in cooperation with Tulane Uni¬
versity. Dr. Robert Heath, of the De¬
partment of Psychiatry and Neurology,
will discuss the methods and mechanics
of psychiatry and try to clarify common
misconceptions. He will show patients
suffering from schizophrenia, catatonia,
paranoia, other mental illnesses. (Film)
® TRAVEL—Missouri, Florida
11:00 o O O CD news
Q Follow That Man
"The Doll Bandit." Mike Barnett de¬
cides to help a lady in distress—to the
local stationhouse. Ralph Bellamy stars.
11:15 0 MOVIE-Musical-Comedy
"Rhythm Inn." A destitute band is forc¬
ed to hock its instruments. Jane Frazee,
Kirby Grant, Charles Smith, Fritz Feld.
O MOVIE-Mystery
"London Blackout Murders." Blackouts
turn out to be excellent occasions for
murder. John Abbott, Mary McLeod.
® Weather
11:20 O H. S. Football Forecast
® MOVIE—To Be Announced
11:30 O Hollywood Off Beat
"The Perfect Alibi." Steve Randall looks
for a missing bride, and finds more
things missing than that, including
$50,000. Meivyn Douglas stars.
O Tonight—Steve Allen
Singer June Christy and accordionist
Dick Contino guest. (Hollywood)
12:00 Q NEWS
12:30 Q SPORTS-Roberts
Q NEWS
12:35 Q MOVIE-Western
Swing Shift Theater: "Western Gold."
President Lincoln asks a cowboy to help
break up a bandit gang. Smith Ballew,
Heather Angel, LeRoy Mason.
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WEDNESDAY
MORNING
7:00 Q Q O Today—Garroway
Tour of G.E. plant, Schenectady, N.Y.
Morning Show—Van Dyke
8:55 Q NEWS-Ed Wood
9:00 Q Pastor's Study—Religion
Rev. J. P. Pro, Knoxville Baptist Church.
Q Men Toward the Light
O It's Fun To Reduce
Q (D MOVIES
9:15 Q Home Edition—H. Stohl
Q Devotions
Q Men Toward the Light
9:30 Q Garry Moore—Variety
O industry on Parade
9:45 O The Pastor—Religion
10:00 O Garry Moore—Variety
Fabulous Feline_Joe Baker of South
Bend, Ind., and his cat "Red"
"Tv/o Sleepy People"_
Ken Carson, Isobel Robins
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o o Ding Dong School
Hn Harmony Time—Music
10:15 ({[) Serial Theater
10:30 Q Woman's Angle—Sando
O O Parents' Time
Q Arthur Godfrey Time
10:45 Q Arthur Godfrey Time
O Film
Q World at Home
Q Moviettes
10:55 (Ji) Health & Happiness Club
11:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
We look into Lydia's past and see the
first manifestation of her kleptomania.
Q Home—Arlene Francis
[color] Arlene Francis presides.
Peaches Arlene _ Chef Phillip
Draperies _ Lucille Rivers
Health News_ Howard Whitman
Q Arthur Godfrey Time
(0 Flynn's Inn—Chas. Flynn
11:15 0 Way of the World
Nora's sister tells about the stranger.
11:30 Q Q Strike It Rich-Quiz
O MOVIE—To Be Announced
AFTERNOON
12:00 O NEWS^Bill Burns
Q Valiant Lady—Serial
Bill tells Diane about his equipment fund
O CE) Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15 Q Q Love of Life—Serial
12:30 Q Q Search for Tomorrow
O Feather Your Nest—Quiz
(0 NEWS
12:45 Q Q Guiding Light—Serial
Harmony Time
12:55 Q NEWS
1:00 Q Bill Brant Show—Variety
O It's Fun To Reduce
O Your Children's Safety
O (E) Jack Paar Show
Comedy Spot_Louis Nye
Interview _Jack Paar
"Wake the Town"_Edith Adams
1:15 Q Jack Paar Show
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
1:30 Q Kay's Kitchen—Neumann
Q Welcome Travelers
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Q Variety Fare
QD MOVIE—To Be Announced
2:00 O O O Robert Q. Lewis
A dance by Don Liberto and Lois Hunt's
rendition of "I'll See You Again."
2:15 Q Valiant Lady—Serial
Helen takes the stand. Flora Campbell.
2:30 0 Meet Your Neighbor
Joe Mann, Elaine Beverly, Johnny Costa.
O O President Eisenhower
[special] President Dwight D. Eisen¬
hower speaks at Independence Hall,
Philadelphia, before the 78th annual
meeting of the American Bar Associa¬
tion. The convention on this day will
commemorate the 200th anniversary of
the birth of John Marshall. Lloyd
Wright, the Association's president, will
introduce the President.
Q House Party—Variety
Comic Jerry Colonna joins Art.
2:45 Q Movie Quick Quiz
3:00 0 Q Big Payoff—Quiz
0 fli) Ted Mack—Variety
0 Moviettes
3:30 0 Playhouse 330-Drama
"Tails for Jeb Mulcahy." A derelict in
the New York Bowery is to be visited by
a daughter who thinks him extremely
wealthy and successful. Bruce Cabot.
Q 0 Bob Crosby Show
0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
jjj) It Pays To Be Married
4:00 0 Brighter Day—Serial
Donald has another quarrel with Lydia.
0 Matinee Melodies
0 Look Ladies—Griffin
fpl Girl from Gables—McGirk
4:10 Travel in Canada
4:15 0 0 Secret Storm—Serial
0 Your Children's Safety
4:30 0 O Your Account
0 The World of Mr.Sweeney
Cicero gives a young suitor advice.
0 Kiddie Korral
Ranger Ray and Princess Candy.
(0 Roller Derby—Skaters
10 Children's Corner—Carey
4:45 0 Modern Romances—Serial
A newspaper decides to feature the
story of Mary's life.
5:00 0 Lone Ranger—Western
O Cartoon Capers
0 Pinky Lee Show—Variety
0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
10 Serial Theater
(0 Living—Italy, Austria
5:30 0 O 0 Howdy Doody
Mayor Bluster fires Clarabell.
(0 World We Want
fip Record Rack—Music
5:40 (0 Health & Happiness Club
5:50 (0 Harmony Time
5:55 (0 Civic Calendar—Reinhart
EVENING
6:00 0 Weather—Mallinger
O SPORTS-Scott
0 Movie Marshal—Schenck
"The L'il Rascals," comedy.
0 Super Serial
10 NEWS
j0 Armed Forces—Army
6:05 0 Buzz 'n' Bill—Musical
6:15 O NEWS-Rininger
(0 Matt Dennis—Songs
Matt sings songs with Ella Fitzgerald.
They join on "Show Me the Way To
Get Out of This World." Ella offers
"Angel Eyes," Matt does "Mountain
Greenery" and "I Can't Get Started."
pp Paradise Island
6:30 0 NEWS-Carl Ide
0 The Millionaire—Drama
"The Story of Quentin Harwood." Al¬
though she loves her husband, Jufia
Harwood can no longer stand his srtngi-
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ness. He is generous with time and
energy but not with money. Then
Michael Anthony pays a visit. (Film)
Cast
Quentin Harwood . Robert Cornthwaite
Julia Harwood _ Barbara Filer
Michael Anthony _ Marvin Miller
6:30 O SPORTS-Diab
Q TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
fpl Telecomics
CD With a View to Music
© NEWS, SPORTS
6:40 O NEWS-Moore
6:45 0 Pitt Parade—Area News
Q Weather—McMurray
fpl SPORTS—Ted Reinhart
CP Film
6:50 Q NEWS-Roy Briscoe
6:55 0 SPORTS—Ray Scott
0 Weather—Del Taylor
© NEWS
7:00 0 SUPERMAN-G. Reeves
"Man Who Could Read Minds." Lois Lane
and Jimmy Olsen meet a mysterious
swami while tracking down a phantom
burglar. Noel Neill, Larry Dobkin. (Film)
Q FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE
"A Bag of Oranges." Believing her hus¬
band innocent of the crime he is to be
executed for, his wife takes up a vigil
the night of the scheduled execution at
a nearby cafe. A curious reporter won¬
ders about the bag of oranges she
carries with her. (Film)
Cast
Anna __ Ida Lupino
Don Gavin . Walter Coy
Bartender _ _ ^ _Herb Vigran
Warden _ . _ Alexander Campbell
Tom Barry_ _ Ray Walker
O WALT'S WORKSHOP
Q HALF-HOUR WESTERN
(D CD © SOUPY SALES
CE) CHILDREN'S CORNER
7:15 CD CD NEWS-John Daly
© GAYE FAMILY
7:30 0 TIME OUT—Gardening
Frank Curto gives gardening hints.
Q 0 MATT DENNIS-Songs
[color] Matt's songs include: "Too Late
for Love," "At Sundown," "That Tired
Routine Called Love," "Compared to You."
Q ^ NEWS-D. Edwards
dD DISNEYLAND-W. Disney
Host Walt takes viewers to "Adventure-
land," and the trek of Alfred Milotte
and his wife, Elma, through African
jungles. Their long safari included film¬
ing the lion and elephant in their na¬
tive haunts. Disney's Academy Award
wildlife feature, the comical "Beaver
Valley," concludes the visit. (Film)
CB TRAVEL—Missouri, Florida
CD SPORTS
7:45 O EZC RANCH GALS-Music
O O CD NEWS-Swayze
Q ^ JULIUS LA ROSA
Julius sings "Mobile," "Let's Get Away
from It All," "Let's Stay Home Tonight.'.'
The Debutones, "Pennies from Heaven."
8:00 O O O FRANKIE LAINE
Frankie's guests include: songstress
Polly Bergen; comedienne - dancer
Sheila Bond, now appearing on Broad¬
way in "Lunatics and Lovers"; come¬
dienne Jean Carroll; and versatile young
song and dance man Joel Grey.
Highlights
"A Foggy Day in London
Town" - Bergen
"There'll Be Some Changes
Made" - Bergen, Laine
"Mule Train" _ Laine
"Strange Lady in Town" _ ^ Laine
"Week-end of a Private
Secretary" _ Bond
Specialty Number _ Joel Grey
Harold Arlen Selections _ Cast
"The Man Who Got Away" _ Bergen
"Come Rain or Come Shine" _ Bergen
"One for the Road" _ Laine
"Let's Take a Walk Around the
Block" - Bergen, Laine
"Get Happy"-Cast
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8:30 O DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.
“The Trap." A young couple, discour¬
aged with poverty, attempt to escape.
Sandra Dome, Phil Brown. (Film)
O MY LITTLE MARGIE
“Too Many Ghosts." Margie tries to help
an impoverished client sell one of his
English castles. Gale Storm. (Film)
Qi) PALL MALL PLAYHOUSE
Will Rogers, Jr., plays a sheepman in the
old West who hears of a woman with
a "Gift of the Devil": she can read other
people's cards before they play them.
He resolves to make a fortune by using
her powers, in spite of dire warnings
against his plan. (Film)
Cast
Eli Hancock _ Will Rogers, Jr.
Mrs. Pardee _ _ . . _ Joan Camden
Lucy Moyer _ _Sally Fraser
Barnhart__ _Oliver Blake
Uncle Bob _ .. Jack George
Mr. Moyer . _ -_Ralph Moody
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9:00 Q FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE
See 7:00 P.M. Q for details.
Q THEATER-Drama
"Haunted," by Cyril Hume, based upon
a story by actor Richard Carlson. A beau¬
tiful Communist spy finds that love and
her duty to the Party can never be re¬
conciled.
Q DANNY THOMAS SHOW
"Terry's First Crush." Terry falls for a
handsome French actor friend of Danny's.
Sherry Jackson as Terry; Stephen Bekassy
as Jacques Niveau. (Film)
Q 10 THE MILLIONAIRE
"The Story of Jack Martin." An innocent
man, condemned to death for murder,
has only a few hours left to prove he's
not guilty. A check for one million
dollars gives him funds to try to out¬
wit his unethical lawyer. (Film)
Cast
Narrator _ __ Marvin Miller
Condemned Man_Paul Langton
Fiancee __ _ _ Phyllis Coates
Best Friend __ _ John Alvin
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9:30 O DEAR PHOEBE-Comedy
"Humphrey Gets Drafted." Humphrey's
girl throws a new light on things when
she announces that her heart will be¬
long to the first of her boy friends to
join Uncle Sam's Army. Joe Corey. (Film)
Q BADGE 714-Drama
"The Big Producer." Material flooding
the high school girls gets the attention
of Friday and Smith. (Film)
Q (0 I'VE GOT A SECRET
Guest Boris Karloff refuses to tell the
panelists where he hid the body. Quiz¬
zing him are: Faye Emerson, Henry
Morgan, Jayne Meadows and Bill Cullen.
Don McNeill hosts.
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9:45 © SPORTS PREVIEW
10:00 0 FRONT CENTER
"Guest in the House," by Hagar’Wilde
and Dale Eunson. A distant relative,
now a heart invalid, comes to make her
home with the Proctor family in Laguna
Beach. Her outward sweetness is soon
recognized as a vicious attempt to
break up their marriage. (Hollywood)
Cast
Evelyn Heath __ Sally Forrest
Douglas Proctor _ Paul Langton
Miriam Blake_Mary Beth Hughes
Ann Proctor_ Louise Lewis
Q THIS IS YOUR LIFE
Host Ralph Edwards reviews the life and
military career of Gen. Mark Clark,
World War 2 leader, former High Com¬
missioner of Austria and now head of
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ton, S.C. (Film)
10:00 0 THIS IS YOUR LIFE
Host Ralph Edwards "surprises" actress
Gale Storm, the "Little Margie" of TV.
The program established a Gale Storm
Drama Award. (Film)
O CD ® BOXING-Madison
Danny Giovanelli, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs Ray
Drake, Brooklyn, N.Y., middleweights, 10 I
rounds. Russ Hodges reports from Madi- I
son Squaie Garden, New York City.
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This local rivalry pits the stiff-punching i
Giovanelli against the fast-moving Drake.
Giovanelli holds a win over the highly-
rated Vince Martinez. Compiled by Nat
Fleischer (The Ring)
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VENTURE-Drama
Songstress Denise Lor, feature vocalist
of the Garry Moore show, stars in
"Never To Know." A young New Or¬
leans girl wants to restore the family
mansion, which has fallen into decay.
Denise- Lor as Madeleine; Gene Peterson
as Mike Pierce; Edith King as Le Cloche.
O BIG TOWN-Drama
"Hot Car Murder." When a crippled war
veteran is murdered in the attempted
robbery of his specially-equipped car,
Steve Wilson joins the police in looking
for the brutal killers. (Film)
TRAVEL
10:45 Q SPORTS-Red Donley
f p) Film
@0 SPORTS INTERVIEW
11:00 o O O CD news
Q SPORTS
11:15 0 MOVIE-Comedy-Drama
"The Sergeant and the Spy." An army
sergeant is ordered to carry a secret
message to England. Richard Ney and
Janis Carter.
O MOVIE-Drama
"Cheers for Miss Bishop." A mid-western
schoolteacher sacrifices herself for her
vocation. Martha Scott, William Gargan,
Edmund Gwenn and Sidney Blackmer.
O Qj) President Eisenhower
[special] Filmed rebroadcast of Presi¬
dent Eisenhower's address before the
78th annual meeting of the American
Bar Association. (Philadelphia)
1 1:20 H. S. Football Forecast
1 1:30 O Tonight—Steve Allen
Songwriter Harry Ruby and songstress
Micki Mario are guests from Hollywood.
1 1:45 Q MOVIE-Comedy
"Sky High." A tail gunner impersonates
a saboteur. Sid Melton, Mara Lynn.
f [j) Weather
1 1:50 O MOVIE—To Be Announced
12:30 Q SPORTS-Roberts
12:35 O MOVIE-Drama
Swing Shift Theater; "The Night Has
Eyes." Two teachers try to locate a friend
who has disappeared. James Mason,
Joyce Howard, Wilfrid Lawson.
1:00 Q NEWS
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THURSDAY
AUGUST 25
MORNING
7:00 Q Q O Today—Garroway
A showing of college fashions.
Q Morning Show—Van Dyke
8:55 Q NEWS-Ed Wood
9:00 Q Pastor's Study—Religion
Rev. J. P. Pro, Knoxville Baptist Church.
Q Film
Q It's Fun To Reduce
Q MOVIES
9:15 0 Home Edition—H. Stohl
Q Garry Moore—Variety
Q Men Toward the Light
9:30 Q Industry on Parade
9:45 O Back to God—Religion
10:00 Q Garry Moore—Variety
Child Psychology Cast
A Comedian Visits . . .
Jimmy Jeffries of Texas j
"Love Is Here To Stay" Ken Carson !
"Popcorn Song" . . Isobel Robins 1
O O Ding Dong School j
yp) Harmony Time—Music
10:15 fpT Serial Theater
10:30 Q Woman's Angle—Sando
QO Parents' Time
10:45 Q Q Arthur Godfrey Time
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Q World at Home
In a remote from the Little White House, j
near Denver, Colo., Arlene Francis in
New York, talks with press secretary
James Haggerty. !
10:55 Qi) Health & Happiness Club
1 1:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
Randy advises Lydia to discuss her prob¬
lem with Rev. Dennis. Larry Ward.
Q Home—Arlene Francis
[color] Arlene Francis presides.
Oriental Screens Actress Mariko Niki
Modern Ceramics Arlene
Q Moviettes
fp) Flynn's Inn—Chas. Flynn
11:15 ^ Way of the World
Nora reveals her tragic past to Ames.
Q Arthur Godfrey Time
1 1:30 Q Q Strike It Rich-Quiz
Helping Hand: songstress Eartha Kitt.
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
AFTERNOON
12:00 0 News—Bill Burns
o Valiant Lady—Serial
Chris and Helen prepare Linda for the
judge's visit. Lawrence Weber, Flora
Campbell, Frances Helm.
O QD Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15 Q O Love of Life—Serial
1 2:30 0 0 Search for Tomorrow
0 Feather Your Nest—Quiz
(0 NEWS
12:45 0 0 Guiding Light—Serial
(0 Farm Extension
12:55 O NEWS
1:00 0 Popular Science
0 It's Fun To Reduce
0 Your Children's Safety
0 (0 Jack Paar Show
"Ooh! That Kiss" Edith Adams
"Old Black Magic" Jack Haskell
"Warsaw Concerto" Jose Melis
"Dragnet" Sketch Jack Paar
1:15 0 Film
0 Jack Paar Show
0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
1:30 0 Kay's Kitchen—Neumann
Glazed Beef Brisket; Stuffed Peppers.
0 Welcome Travelers
0 Variety Fare
f p) MOVIE—To Be Announced
2:00 0 All About Baby—Douglas
"New Foods for the 8-to-12-month-old."
0 O Robert Q. Lewis Show
Emcee Peter Donald introduces a song
by the Chordettes and Earl Wrightson
and Lois Hunt singing "The Touch of
Your Hand."
2:15 0 Valiant Lady—Serial
The rental agent tells of his visit from
Helen and Chris.
2:30 0 Meet Your Neighbor
Joe Mann, Elaine Beverly, Johnny Costa.
0 o House Party—Variety
The audience participates in the contest,
"What's in the House?"
2:45 0 Movie Quick Quiz
3:00 0 House Party—Variety
0 0 O Ted Mack
0 Big Payoff—Quiz
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AUGUST 25
3:30 Q Playhouse 330—Drama
"The Parasol." Comedy about the trouble
a former chief petty officer causes when
he tries to buy a parasol for his young
granddaughter. Francis Ford.
O O Bob Crosby Show
Q MOVIE—To Be Announced
f]3 It Pays To Be Married
3:45 O
4:00 Q Brighter Day—Serial
Max is baffled by Lydia's attitude.
Q Matinee Melodies
Q Look Ladies—Griffin
03 Stars on Parade—Music
4:15 0 0 Secret Storm—Serial
0 Your Children's Safety
fP Mr. Murgle's Musee
4:30 0 O Your Account
0 The World of Mr. Sweeney
Mapleton is introduced to a new and ef¬
fective kind of advertising. C. Ruggles.
0 Kiddie Korral
03 Roller Derby
£0 Children's Corner—Carey
4:45 0 Modern Romances—Serial
Mary's fiance is furious.
5:00 0 Video Adventures
O Wild Bill Hickok
"Prairie Flats Land Swindle." Wild Bill
is knocked unconscious and thrown off
a cliff into a lake. Guy Madison.
0 Pinky Lee Show—Variety
0 MOVIE-To Be Announced
f[3 Serial Theater
fP Living—Costa Rica
5:30 0 Roy Rogers—Western
"The Long Chance." Roy and Dale de¬
termine to stop outlaws when they start
stealing school funds. Dale Evans.
Q 0 Howdy Doody
Prof. Fitznoodle invites Mr. Nick and the
Peanut Gallery to his animal farm.
fP Great Ideas
Record Rack—Music
5:45 (0 Health & Happiness Club
5:50 O Harmony Time
5:55 03 Civic Calendar—Reinhart
EVENING
6:00 0 Weather—Mallinger
O SPORTS-Wolf
0 Movie Marshal—Schenck
0 Rin Tin Tin—Dog Story
® NEWS
CS Armed Forces
6:05 0 Buzz 'n' Bill—Music
Buzz Aston, Bill Hinds, Joe Negri trio.
6:15 O NEWS-Rininger
£P Ames Brothers—Musical
Cp Paradise Island
6:25 0 Do You Know Why?
6:30 0 NEWS-Carl Ide
0 Ames Brothers—Musical
0 SPORTS-Diab
0 TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
(0 Telecomics
(S Eins, Zwei, Drei
© NEWS, SPORTS
6:40 0 NEWS-Moore
6:45 0 Pitt Parade—Local News
O Film
0 Weather—McMurray
03 SPORTS-Ted Reinhart
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6:50 0 NEWS-Roy Briscoe
6:55 0 SPORTS-Ray Scott
0 Weather—Del Taylor
© NEWS
7:00 0 MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Mr. District Attorney receives an anony¬
mous phone call from a would-be sui¬
cide. David Brian stars. (Film)
O STAR AND THE STORY
"Dark Stranger." An author meets a be¬
autiful girl who is ihe perfect prototype
of the heroine of his novel. His amaze¬
ment grows when he discovers that the
girl's background is identical ’with that
of his heroine. Edmond O'Brien. (Film)
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7:15 O AMES BROTHERS-Musical
Q RACES FROM WHEELING
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7:30 Q TIME OUT-Adventure
O O (D VAUGHN MONROE
[color] Vaughn appears in a conden¬
sation of his night club act.
Q ^ NEWS-D. Edwards
CD lone RANGER-Western
"The Sheriff's Wife" pursues the two
outlaws who killed her husband. (Film)
CD travel
7:45 O EZC RANCH GALS-Music
Dusty, Gay, Pat, Margie, Bea and Mary.
Ca O CD NEWS-Swayze
Q ^ UPBEATI-Music
Tony Bennett sings; "I'm Just a Lucky
So and So" and "Because of You."
8:00 Q THOSE WHITING GIRLS
Barbara is certain Margaret needs help
and seeks aid from psychology professor.
O O GROUCHO MARX
Groucho's guests are: a deputy sheriff;
a space salesman for convention hall
booths; a housewife; a gas company
serviceman; a poet, William Millat and
his wife. Tonight's jackpot question:
$1000. (Film) How does Groucho find his
guests? Answer in next week's issue.
Q DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.
"The Trap." A young couple, discour¬
aged with poverty, attempts to escape.
Sandra Dome, Phil Brown. (Film)
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8:15 CD SPORTS
8:30 O GUY LOMBARDO SHOW
Eleanor Russel sings "Glad There's You."
O MAKE THE CONNECTION
Q EDDIE CANTOR-Comedy
"The Hypochondriac." Eddie Cantor him¬
self stars as Harold Clinker, who is con¬
vinced by practical jokers that he has
just 12 minutes to live. (Film)
Q CD CLIMAXi-Drama
Macdonald Carey, Phyllis Thaxter, Edward
Arnold and James MacArthur star in
"Deal a Blow." A teen-age boy gets into
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THURSDAY
a dispute with an abusive movie theater
managei;, The boy's father accepts the
manager's somewhat twisted version of
the incident and doesn't give his son a
chance to explain his side of the matter.
Bill Lundigan is the host.
Cast
Hal Ditmar __ . James MacArthur
Tom Ditmar _ _ Macdonald Carey
Helen Ditmar „ __ Phyllis Thaxter
Mr. Crubbs _ Edward Arnold
8:30 OD SOLDIER PARADE
(Q HERE IS THE PAST
9:00 O O O DRAGNET-Webb
Friday and Smith are assigned to in¬
vestigate a series of burglaries. (Film)
(0 STAR TONIGHT-Drama
"Flame and Ice," by George Faulkner. A
poetic vignette concerning an episode
that occurred during the Civil War. Pres¬
ident Abraham Lincoln, a lonely figure
in the White House, is tormented by a
decision he is forced to make.
(0 ARMED FORCES
9:30 O LIBERACE-Piano Music
Q Q THEATER—Film Drama
"Touch of Spring." A woman tells her
husband that she has spent the after¬
noon in the company of a young doctor
and that she has a date to meet the
man that evening. (Film)
Cast
Marion Clark _ Irene Dunne
Bill Hannagan _ Gene Barry
Ann Clark _ Kathryn Grant
Paul Clark _ Frank Wilcox
Q FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE
"Village in the City." Royal Thurston
turns sleuth after a model is murdered
in his Greenwich Village apartment.
(Film)
Cast
Royal Thurston _ David Niven
Sally _ Joan Camden
Leslie Lorraine _ Antony Eustrel
Smith _John Damler
Manville Harlan_Richard Simmons
Paulo _ Joseph Waring
Fish _ Ken Terrel
Mort_John Daheim
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AUGUST 25
10:00 O O O VIDEO THEATER
"June Bride." A former foreign corre¬
spondent meets up-with an old flame,
who turns out to be a lady editor. She
assigns him to cover a June wedding.
When the reporter discovers the bride is
not in love with the groom, he takes a
hand in the matter. Ken Carpenter hosts.
(Hollywood)
Q WATERFRONT-Drama
f0 LET'S SEE-Panel
10 STOP AND GO ON BIKE
j0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
10:15 f0 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
10:30 Q CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
Current champion, co medy- v i o I i n is t
Baron Buiki, New York City, meets the
new challenger. Dennis James. (Film)
(0 ORIENT EXPRESS-Drama
10 TRAVEL-Florida
1 1:00 Q O O CD NEWS
Q MOVIE-Drama
"Unknown World." Scientists burrow
1600 miles into the earth in search of
a shelter for mankind in case of atomic
warfare. Bruce Kellogg, Otto Waldis.
11:15 Q Stories of the Century
"Harry Tracy." Member of Tracy's gang
tips off Matt Clark as to his whereabouts
Q TEXAS RASSLING
10 Weather
1 1:20 O H. S. Football Forecast
CD MOVIE—To Be Announced
11:30 Q Tonight—Steve Allen
Vocalist Helen O'Connell is Steve's guest.
11:45 Q Patti Page Show—Music
Patti and the Page Five Singers sing
"Goody Goody." Patti solos "With My
Eyes Wide Open" and "Red Sails in the
Sunset." The Page Five Singers do
"Everybody Loves My Baby."
12:00 Q The Whistler
12:15 Q NEWS-Rod Wolf
12:30 Q SPORTS
Q NEWS
1 2:35 O MOVIE-Mystery
Swing Shift Theater: "Bulldog Drum¬
mond's Bride." Robbery and murder
make things hectic in a French town.
John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B.
Warner.
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MORNING
7:00 O O O Today—Garroway
Film of activities at Cumberland Festival,
which features native folk talent.
0 Morning Show—Van Dyke
8:55 Q NEWS-Ed Wood
9:00 Q Pastor's Study—Religion
Rev. J. P. Pro, Knoxville Baptist Church.
O What's Your Trouble?
O It's Fun To Reduce
Q Q) MOVIES
9:15 Q Home Edition—H. Stohl
Elizabeth Taylor will tell the story of
"Three Who Went Out in the World,"
from Howard Pyle's "The Wonder Clock."
o Garry Moore—Variety
Q Men Toward the Light
9:30 O Industry on Parade
9:45 O The Pastor—Religion
10:00 Q Garry Moore—Variety
Q O Ding Dong School
Dr. Norwich's TV nursery.
Q Moviettes
(JI) Harmony Time—Music
10:15 (0 Serial Theater
10:30 Q Woman's Angle—Sando
O O Pcif'ents' Time
Dr. Norwich gives advice to parents.
Q Garry Moore—Variety
10:45 O Arthur Godfrey Time
Q Film
Q World at Home
Arlene Francis and Hugh Downs inter¬
view Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz, former edi¬
tor of Argentine's famed newspaper La
Prensa, who left the country after Peron
closed the paper.
10:55 (Q Health & Happiness Club
11:00 0 Garry Moore—Variety
Q Brighter Day—Serial
Max persuades Lydia to go out to din¬
ner with him. Herbert Nelson as Max.
0 Home—Arlene Francis
[color] Arlene Francis presides.
Kentucky State Fair_Hugh Downs
Slipcovers_ _ Lucille Rivers
Fashion Accessories . _ Natalie Core
0 Variety Fare
f p) Flynn's Inn—Chas. Flynn
1:15 Q Way of the World
Nora must decide about the future.
0 Garry Moore—Variety
11:30 O O Strike It Rich-Quiz
Helping Hand: actor Richard Derr.
0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
AFTERNOON
12:00 O NEWS-Bill Burns
0 Valiant Lady—Serial
A visitor interrupts the judge's talk with
Linda. Frances Helm.
O CD Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15 0 Q Love of Life—Serial
1 2:30 0 0 Search for Tomorrow
0 Feather Your Nest—Quiz
(P) NEWS
12:45 0 0 Guiding Light—Serial
fp) Harmony Time
12:55 0 NEWS
1:00 0 Bill Brant Show—Variety
0 It's Fun To Reduce
0 MOVIE—To Be Announced
0 Jack Paar Show
Ballads _ Burl Ives
Comedy Spot_Louis Nye
"Mine"_Edith Adams, Jack Haskell
"Bumble Boogie"_Jose Melis
"Soap Operas" Sketch_Paar and Nye
1:15 0 Jock Poor Show
1:30 0 Kay's Kitchen—Neumann
0 Welcome Travelers
0 Variety Fare
fp) MOVIE—To Be Announced
2:00 0 0 0 Robert Q. Lewis
Among today's numbers are a dance
selection by Don Liberto and "The Bible
Tells Me So," sung by Earl Wrightson.
Peter Donald hosts.
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Challenge Round
[COLOR] [SPECIAL] The United States
defends the cup it won last year in
Australia. Today's opening matches come
from the West Side Tennis Club, Forest
Hills, L.l. The best three out of five
victories determine the winner. Opening
singles matches are held today, a dou¬
bles match Saturday, and two singles
matches Sunday.
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AUGUST 26
2:15 O Valiant Lady—Serial
Little David is called to the stand.
2:30 0 Meet Your Neighbor
O O House Party—Variety
Hawaiian singer Alfred Apaka visits.
2:45 Q Movie Quick Quiz
3:00 0 0 Big Payoff—Quiz
0 Dateline America
3:30 0 Playhouse 330—Drama
"The Little Pig Cried." A rich heiress
goes to work, for the first time in her
life, in order to get money for a divorce.
Frances Rafferty, Robert Rockwell.
Q 0 Bob Crosby Show
4:00 0 Brighter Day—Serial
Rev. Dennis tries to reason with Max.
0 Matinee Melodies
0 Look Ladies—Griffin
fpl Girl from Gables
4:15 0 0 Secret Storm—Serial
t| c1 Industry on Parade
4:30 0 0 On Your Account
0 Kiddie Korral
fli) Roller Derby—Skaters
10 Children's Corner—Carey
5:00 0 Video Adventures
0 Barker Bill's Cartoons
0 Pinky Lee Show—Variety
0 MOVIE-To Be Announced
fTTl Serial Theater
(0 Living—Canada
5:15 0 Cartoon Capers
5:30 0 Musical Sketchpad
Marty Wolfson draws for youngsters.
0 O Howdy Doody
CD Science in Action—Fossils
CP Record Rack—Music
5:40 f0 Health & Happiness Club
5:50 (0 Harmony Time
5:55 10 Civic Calendar—Reinhart
EVENING
6:00 0 Weather—Mallinger
0 SPORTS-Wolf
0 Movie Marshal—Schenck
(0 NEWS
CD Armed Forces
6:05 0 Buzz 'n' Bill—Musical
6:15 0 NEWS-Rininger
0 Outdoors Club
(0 Matt Dennis—Songs
Matt's invited trombonists J. J. Johnson
and K. Winding to do "Don't Blame Me"
and "Let's Get Away from It All." He
sings "1000 Years Ago" and "Some¬
thing's Gotta Give."
gQ Paradise Island
6:30 0 NEWS-Carl Ide
0 Spotlight Theater—Drama
0 SPORTS-Diab
0 TIME OUT FOR SPORTS
(0 Telecomics
10 America in the Making
"The Patriots" takes up the economic
and social backgrounds of five men of
the American Revolution: Patrick Henry,
Robert Morris, Sam Adams, Charles Car-
roll and George Washington.
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6:40 0 NEWS-Moore
6:45 0 Pitt Parade—Local News
0 Weather—McMurray
j0 SPORTS—Ted Reinhart
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6:50 0 NEWS—Roy Briscoe
6:55 0 SPORTS-Ray Scott
0 Weather-Del Taylor
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7:00 0 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
0 MY LITTLE MARGIE
"Too Many Ghosts." Margie tries to help
an impoverished client sell one of his
English castles. Gale Storm. (Film)
0 WILD BILL HICKOK
"Hands Across the Border." A friend of
Bill's is believed to be a thief and a
murderer. Alan Hale, Jr. (Film)
0AMES BROTHERS-Musical
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7:15 Q RACES FROM WHEELING
OD (0 NEWS-John Daly
© FILM
7:30 O TIME OUT FOR FISHING
Harris Breth is your host.
Q O MATT DENNIS-Songs
[color] Bobby Sherwood is Matt's
guest. They combine talents on "Autumn
Leaves." Bobby solos to "The Ken¬
tuckian." Matt's tunes include "Honey¬
suckle Rose" and "To Those Who Wait."
Q ^ NEWS-D. Edwards
(0 RIN TIN TIN-Dog Story
"The Lost Scotchman." Cavalry patrol
finds two prospectors who are searching
for a lost gold mine. (Film)
Cast
Rusty _ Lee Aaker
Lt. Masters_James Brown
Sgt. O'Hara __Joe Sawyer
Angus MacTavish_Lumsden Hare
Travis _ Lee Roberts
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(0 BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
7:45 O RANCH GALS-Music
Dusty, Gay, Pat, Margie, Bea and Mary.
O (0 NEWS-Swayze
Q ^ JULIUS LA ROSA
Julius sings "You Do Something to Me,"
"Domani" and "That Old Black Magic."
8:00 O Q PANTOMIME QUIZ
Denise Darcel is one of the guests.
O MIDWESTERN HAYRIDE
Q EDDIE CANTOR-Comedy
"The Hypochondriac." Eddie Cantor him¬
self stars as Harold Clinker, a hypo¬
chondriac who is convinced by practical
jokers that he has just 12 minutes to live.
Virginia Field as Margie. (Film)
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"The Broken Link" tells of two partners
who have been bilking one of their
clients in his absence. When he returns
to town and demands an accounting,
the partners decide to do away with
him. (Filmed in England)
Cast
Frank Sully_ Peter Neill
Thomas North_ Philip Friend
Valerie _ Anne Valery
Det. Insp. Rice _ John Horsley
Burnell _Charles Saynor
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Chester A. Riley is advised by his friend
Gillis to write Peg Riley a letter sug¬
gesting that she is too bossy. The easily
swayed riveter and husband writes the
letter and addresses it "The Boss, Per¬
sonal." Guess who gets the letter? (Film)
Q CD TOPPER-Comedy
Mr. Schuyler sends Topper to Alaska to
check a gold mine that has been operat¬
ing at a loss for 18 years. The Kerbys
accompany Cosmo. (Film)
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A middle-aged couple try to avoid pay¬
ing income taxes on thousands of dollars
accumulated from gambling enterprises,
by burying the money. Vivi Janiss as
Maria Lacoste; Byron Foulger as Paul
Lacoste. (Film)
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9:00 Q MAYOR OF THE TOWN
"Happy Birthday." A notorious gangster
is headed toward Springdale. (Film)
O O BEST IN MYSTERY
"The House Where Time Stopped." If
the man's long-lost daughter hadn't ar¬
rived on the scene, time would have re¬
mained at a standstill for the brother
and sister, alone in an old house. Broth¬
er: Ian Keith. Sister: Josephine Hutchi¬
son. Daughter: Vera Miles. (Film)
Q PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
"The Case for the State." A young as¬
sistant district attorney has a theory
about an artist accused of stealing
money from an art gallery. He stakes his
reputation on proving that someone
wanted the artist to disappear. (Film)
Cast
John Doowinkle __ Marshall Thompson
Philip Brown _ Mark Herron
Margaret Brown_Nancy Howard
Eric _ Hayden Rorke
Edmund Rugart_Carl Benton Reid
Graham _ Francis de Sales
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Chuck Connors stars as a private detec¬
tive in "The Manufactured Clue." A
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Cast
Charlie Masters . Chuck Connors
Larry Sears _ Paul Stewart
Frank Heath .. Douglas Spencer
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O KING'S CROSSROADS
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O ABBIE NEAL AND RANCH
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Prof. McNulty forms a corporation when
he thinks he's found a uranium strike.
10:00 O O O boxing
Non-title bout: Carl "Bobo" Olson, Ha¬
waii, vs Pvt. Joey Giambra, Buffalo, N.Y.,
middleweights, 10 rounds. Jimmy Pow¬
ers reports from San Francisco.
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Rating W L D KO's
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Giambra Unrated 42 3 1 24
This will be Olson's second bout since
his kayo at the fists of Archie Moore,
Joey Giambra was among the top-con¬
tenders before entering the Army in
1954. He is a good hitter, and has won
his last four bouts. Compiled by Nat
Fleischer (The Ring)
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"Death Rides a Wildcat." The driver of
a bus enroute from New York to Los
Angeles, finds the going rough when
one of the passengers is murdered.
Matters are complicated by a beautiful
passenger who might be the murderess.
(Film)
Cast
Jim Thorne . Bill Phipps
Carmen Fuller Dorothy Green
Arthur Beauman _ Alan Dexter
Bud- Whit Bissell
George Harper - Frank Gerstle
© FILM
© STAR TONIGHT-Drama
"The Ring of Gen. Macias." A young
wife is forced to give shelter to a
group of Revolutionary soldiers. To in¬
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her husband is being held as a hostage.
Cast
Raquel_ Katharine Sergava
Andres - Gene Peterson
Marcia-Miriam Colon
Cleto - Martin Newman
Flores _ Nehemiah Persoff
10:20 © TRAVEL-Canada
10:30 O © © © WINDOWS
Henry Hull and child actor Van Dyke
Parks are the two characters in "The Cal¬
liope Tree" by Doris Frankel. Because'of
the hero worship of a young boy, an
ex-circus clown is able to relive some of
the glories of his past. This is the final
show of the series. Next week at this
time: "Person to Person" with host Ed
Murrow, returns for another season.
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Miranda, Steve Cochran. For an informs
tive article on how movies are selectee^
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is a suspect in a murder. George Brent,
Marguerite Chapman, Raymond Huntley
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Singer Micki Mario, pianist Errol Garner,
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Swing Shift Theater: "Fort Pirate's Re¬
venge." Jean Pierre Aumont, Maria Montez.
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Approximately 12:35 A.M. Monday through Saturday
Frankie Laine Hopes For A Homer
— A Hollywood Show Come Fall
Godfrey's
Pinch
Hitter
To put it as succinctly as possible,
Frankie Laine is very warm right
now. As summer stand-in for Arthur
Godfrey and His Friends, Frankie has
an eight-figure Wednesday night au¬
dience all built-in. In addition, he has
his own filmed show (now seen in 81
cities), generous guest offers from a
couple of the biggest continued
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A kiss for Frankie from his wife, lovely
Nan Grey, a stage and film actress.
shows on TV, a file case filled with
night club bookings —and contracts to
appear in five motion pictures.
The Godfrey job came as a big
surprise to Frankie. “I knew the line
was out,” he says. “But I didn’t think
I had a chance. It’s one of the biggest
things that ever happened to me.”
Things weren’t nearly so warm for
Frankie nine short years ago. In the
spring of 1946, he was an unemployed
war-plant machinist and part-time
singing waiter looking for a job in
Hollywood. For weeks he haunted the
studios, hotels, night clubs and ma¬
chine shops. But times were tight.
There just wasn’t any work for him.
Frankie, who is customarily a hearty,
high-spirited fellow, began to get de¬
pressed. What he needed, he decided,
was a night on the town. So he lined
his pockets with his last $40, draped
a starlet over his arm and took off
for the Brown Derby. En route, he
was held up by a couple of thugs,
who took away his $40.
For some reason this incident pepped
Frankie up. “I figured my luck just
couldn’t get any worse,” he says, “and
that made me feel a lot better.”
In this frame of mind he walked
into Billy Berg’s Vine Street bistro
and talked himself into a job as a
singer. That night he sang “Old Rock¬
in’ Chair,” to the accompaniment of
enthusiastic applause from a solitary
stranger seated back near the kitchen.
It was Hoagy Carmichael.
Carmichael, it appeared, had ap¬
plauded so loudly that Berg figured
Frankie must be good—and signed
him up for an extra two weeks.
IMeither Frankie nor Hoagy knew it
that night, but Laine was already on
his way. A little while later, he re¬
corded “That’s My Desire” for $50—
and a little while after that, Frankie
and “Desire” were wearing out juke
boxes coast to coast. Almost overnight
he was the teen-agers’ idol. Those
teen-agers are older now, but they’re
still loyal.
Frankie has a bunch of new fans,
of course. A whole generation of
teeners has emerged,- and occasionally
he even makes a conquest in the mid-
dle-aged-and-over group.
All in all, Frankie has turned out
30 million records, a production total
surpassed only by Bing Crosby. And,
like Bing, he has had his share of
high honors. Last year, for instance,
he gave a command performance for
Queen Elizabeth II.
“They didn’t even tell me the Queen
was gonna be in the house until a
couple of hours before I was supposed
to go on,” he says. “Man! I went right
out and changed my shirt.”
It all began for Frankie back on
March 30, 1913, when a baby was born
to Mr. and Mrs. John Lo Vecchio in
Chicago. John, who was a barber,
wanted the baby to grow up to be a
druggist. But soon it developed that
little Frankie could sing.
He sang in the choir of the Immacu¬
late Conception Church, in the chorus
at Lane Technical High School, in his
father’s barber shop quartets and.
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later, in Chicago’s Merry Garden Ball
Room—for $5 a week and spaghetti.
Frankie Lo Vecchio became Frankie
Laine while operating as a semi-em-
ployed singing waiter in New York.
During World War II he drifted to
the West Coast, worked in a war
plant, lost his poke in that stick-up
en route to the Brown Derby—and
finally caught on. In 1950, he married
movie star Nan Grey. They have two
children and live in Beverly Hills.
Frankie made his TV debut on Ed
Sullivan’s Toast of The Town in 1949.
He sang “That’s My Desire” and “In
the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening”
and promised to come back again.
He did—nine times. He was Jimmy
Durante’s guest five times. Also Milton
Berle’s, Donald O’Connor’s and Ralph
Edwards’.
Laine owes his big TV “break” to a
long-time fan—Lester Gottlieb, who
recently resigned as vice president in
charge of CBS radio shows to head
up its daytime TV.
Gottlieb produced a couple of shows
in Godfrey’s Wednesday night spot
while Arthur was away during the
regular season, and when Hubbell
Robinson, the network’s programming
chief, asked him for sununer sugges¬
tions, his nominee was Frankie.
Why? “Because I think Laine is
terrific,” said Gk)ttlieb. “He’s a singer
who doesn’t drape himself over the
microphone. He has vitality—some¬
thing TV is crying for these days.
“I also remembered that he made a
number of movies, so I knew he knew
how to move his hands and how to
stand and act before a camera.”
At 42, Frankie is a big, bulky mule-
skinner of a man with an easygoing
approach to it all. Right now he’s
hoping to stay “live” on TV. If the
Godfrey replacement makes good, he
hopes to continue the show from Hol¬
lywood in the fall. If not, well, he still
has those five movies to finish.
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■4 Syndicators: girls at Guild
Films shipping out shows.
The
5 th
Network
Syndicated Film Programs Are
TV’s Fastest Growing Business
Liberace, as most viewers know by
now, is seen on more stations and in
more cities than practically any other
show on television. And yet, the clos¬
est he has been to a network is an
occasional one-shot starring assign'-
ment or a guest appearance with Red
Skelton, Ed Sullivan or Jimmy Du¬
rante. So how does he get around?
Well, the answer is that he’s on the
“Fifth Network,” which really isn’t a
network at all, but a name for the
hundreds of syndicated films.
It works this way; The four TV
networks (ABC, CBS, Du Mont and
NBC) telecast their programs simul¬
taneously aver a series of stations.
But they do not preempt all the time
these local stations are on the air, and
many other stations operate indepen¬
dent of network control. Much of the
free time is devoted to telecasting
syndicated film, most of which is pro¬
duced in Hollywood.
Prints of these films are widely dis¬
tributed (or syndicated) to local sta¬
tions and are shown at any time the
station sees fit. In this way they can
even be sponsored by local adver¬
tisers, interested in one market only,
rather than by national firms, selling
to the whole country, which foot the
bill for the network shows.
Indeed, the film syndication busi¬
ness is television’s fastest growing
branch, with advertisers now spend¬
ing about $150,000,000 for about 150
different telefilm programs. The syn¬
dication business has grown so im¬
portant, as a matter of fact, that the
major networks have jumped in.
Which means, of course, that in some
cities a network placing a national
show will find a syndication sales¬
man from the home office selling a
film to a competing station.
What’s responsible for the growth
of syndication? It’s as simple as the
fact that big networks are virtually
sold out of available time for national
sponsors. Hence, advertisers, unable
to buy national shows, have turned
to syndicated film. In addition, the
small local advertiser can use film
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without over-straining his budget.
Prices for film are based on popu¬
lation, number of TV sets and other
factors in each city where it is to be
shown. Some top shows, like Racket
Squad, which might have cost up to
$25,000 to make, go for as little as $50-
$75 for each telecast.
The Hopalong Cassidy films marked
the first big syndication success. The
original Happy series, after a run of
several seasons as a network program,
was fed into the film syndication hop¬
per, to be rerun as many as 10 times
in some cities.
But Hoppy’s success pales beside Li-
berace’s record. The housewives’ de¬
light is now seen on more than 200
TV stations each week, considerably
more than the most successful network
program. New York’s WPIX presents
Liberace twice a day, five days a week.
No network program can make that
statement—not even Godfrey.
Some telefilm shows are syndicated
by the same company that produces
them, such as Guild Films’ Liberace,
ZaBach and Joe Palooka series. In
other cases, the producer turns his
programs over to an independent
outfit to sell to local stations or spon¬
sors. Among the larger independent
syndicators is United TV Programs.
The major networks now have their
own syndication arms, which operate
as independent units inside the net¬
work structure. The network film
departments, besides distributing re¬
runs of network film shows (such as
NBC’s Badge 714) also handle inde¬
pendently produced shows. The big
talent agencies also have entered the
telefilm business on a big scale, but
only the Music Corp. of America
syndicates film shows. Among the
MCA packages are Abbott & Costello:
Biff Baker, USA; City Detective, and
I Am the Law.
Other major syndicators include Mo¬
tion Pictures for TV (Janet Dean,
Duffy’s Tavern, Flash Gordon and
Sherlock Holmes); Ziv TV, one of the
biggest producers and syndicators,
with such shows as Boston Blackie,
Meet Corliss Archer, I Led Three
Lives, My Favorite Story, Cisco Kid,
etc.; Interstate TV (Hans Christian
Andersen, Ethel Barrymore Theater );
Official Films (Colonel March, My
Hero and Terry and the Pirates); and
TV Programs of America (Ramar of
the Jungle, Lassie).
Hopalong; he was first.
Janet Dean: she's typical.
Liberace: biggest of all.
Comedy troupe: (from I.) Cliff Norton, Phil Foster, Sandra Deel, Bill Hayes, Sid Gould.
Caesar Presents
PROGRAM OF THE WEEK
Sid Caesar has turned production su¬
pervisor for the summer, filling his
regular period with a show of his
own choosing. It could be a mistake.
With Carl Reiner doing the staging,
the familiar Caesar pattern has been
placed in the hands of Phil Foster, a
more than capable night-club per¬
former who here is asked to play
situation comedy. It comes off only in
spots. He has the double role of a
drug-store proprietor with a stupid
helper, and the husband in an all-
too-familiar husband-wife situation.
Interlarded with the comedy is a
good deal of singing by Bill Hayes,
whose production numbers are dressed
up with both taste and imagination.
An occasional guest singer of the
female species also is brought aboard.
Helping Foster are Sid Gould, as
the drug store’s prized but penny-
pinching customer, and Cliff Norton,
as the bumbling helper. First Barbara
Nichols, then Sandra Deel have wres¬
tled valiantly with the madcap-wife
role created on TV by Lucille Ball
and since essayed far too often.
Odd-lot comedy sketches are tossed
in now and again. One dealt with the
high-handed efforts of an uncle to
take movies of his niece’s wedding.
True to the Caesar pattern, it was
overplayed—and orxly Caesar himself,
at his best, can overplay and get away
with it.—D.J.
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The Johnny Carson Show
Johnny Carson, the star—naturally!—of CBS’ sum¬
mertime Johnny Carson Show, is a young comedian
who has been compared to such established TV
funnymen as George Gobel and Herb Shriner. It’s
true that he uses their relaxed tempo, rather than
the mile-a-minute style of gagsters like Bob Hope
and the pre-conversion Milton Berle, but his brand
of humor is strictly his own.
He’s . a personable, pleasant young man whose
forte seems to be whimsy and satire, rather than
so-called “sight gags” and slapstick. However, his
material isn’t always up to par. Not all his opening
monologs come off and his sketches are sometimes
unamusingly familiar.
So far he has done his best work in parodies of
TV shows like Person to Person and You Are
There. At his best, he’s first-rate, but it still re¬
mains to be seen whether he’ll evolve a suitable
format before the end of his summertime tenure.
A girl singer adds variety to the program each
week. Among them, with good results, have been
Jana Lund, Barbara Ruick and Jill Corey.— R.S.
By Ollie Crawford
FINE TUNING
Magicians’ show scores on summer
TV. Now the air may be filled with
flying sorcerers.
•
Friend of ours tried to be a magi¬
cian, but all he could do was make
the audience disappear. He practiced
making things vanish, beginning
with hotel towels.
•
He used to call people up from the
audience and make them disappear
into thin air, but one gal was so big
he had to make her disappear into
fat air.
•
He trained his own assistants un¬
til they learned the magic word.
It works for anybody. It’s “money.”
•
This boy began each trick with
“Abracadabra,” which is a line of
dialog from a British movie. It
means “Stop! That lowly chimney¬
sweep is really Lady Pamela!” All
magicians say it so you will know
they are magicians. Then they make
a few passes, but you know how
stage people are.
•
He used to saw women in half,
although he bored most of the men.
•
Our friend said one gal was the
prettiest he ever sawed. She was
the perfect girl for the act. Her
measurements were 36—2—36.
Crosby, Crosby and Crosby: from left, Cathy, Bob and Gary.
It'2 Crosby All The Way
CATHY AND GARY JOIN B O B — T E M PO R A R I LY
When Joan O’Brien took a leave of
absence from The Boh Crosby Show
early this summer in favor of mother¬
hood, Crosby hired himself a couple
of cousins, so to speak, for what he
calls “sing-ins,” rather than stand-
ins. The cousins, who potentially could
command rather stiff fees on the
strength of their birth certificates
alone, are his own daughter, Cathy,
and his brother’s son, Gary. Gary’s
father being Bing.
Cathy is just 16; Gary, 22. Cathy
appears three times a week on her
father’s five-a-week, half-hour CBS
show and Gary shows up once.
(Gary’s schedule—his own radio
show, frequent guest spots, even danc¬
ing lessons—has so far made it im¬
possible for the two to appear to¬
gether, but heavy fan mail demand¬
ing the duo has them working on it.)
The reaction, according to Daddy
(or Uncle Bob), has been sensational.
It’s strictly a summer vacation deal,
however. Both youngsters leave the
show when Joan returns, Cathy for
school and Gary to shop around for
more show-business work. To date,
he’s the only young pro in the family.
But he’d best keep an eye on Cathy.
That Crosby-type blood is loaded.
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Rooster Reveille For Eve Arden;
LIberace Plans To Widen Smile
HOLLYWOOD . . . Eve Arden has moved
into town from her ranch and taken
an apartment near Our Miss Brooks’
TV studio. “All the time I lived on
the ranch,” she told me, “I never was
awakened* by anything. But here in
the city I’m awakened every morn¬
ing at 5 O’clock—by a rooster’s crow¬
ing!” ... A letter from Liberace, who
is in Europe, says his
TV series next season will
be shot on a very extrav¬
agant budget, with bigger
sets and more impressive ^
wardrobes. And, he adds,
even the Liberace smile
will be bigger!
■ Jeff Donnell is
perched on needles and
pins, she tells me, waiting
to learn about George
Gobel’s format for the
new season. “1 would like
to know,” she sighs, “if
I’m going to be ‘Mrs
GobeV or Mrs. Aldo Ray.”
. . . George and the real
Alice Gobel almost had Jeff Donnell:
a vacation before George
started his feature film at Para¬
mount. But after five days at a
resort, they headed home. Says
George, “You can play golf and
swim just as well at home—without
traveling 500 miles!”
■i / Love Lucy plans more travel¬
ing next season. Desi Amaz will move
the show’s locale to his native Cuba
. . . Ambitious to be a director, Desi
has joined the Screen Directors’ Guild.
And Lucy is confiding to chums that
she may become a director, too . . .
Gene Autry’s current whimsicality:
he phones studio talent scouts, dis¬
guises his voice and says he’s a cow¬
boy from Oklahoma and needs to be
discovered. It must be the hot weather.
■ The Jack Webbs are building a
great big beautiful home in the Val¬
ley, despite nunbles of discord . . .
Gary Cooper is looking
for a good TV story . . .
Dinah Shore’s two “spec¬
taculars” in the fall may
each run 75 minutes . . .
Ralph Edwards writes
from Ekigland, “The BBC
is doing all the work
putting on my TV show
(This Is Your Life) and
very efficiently, too!”
■ Says British actor
Michael Rennie, “I didn’t
mind doing ‘Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde’ on TV,
but it drove me crazy
having to say ‘Dr. Jay-
kill’ after pronouncing it
who she? ‘Dr. Jeck-kill’ all my
life!” . . . Blonde beauty
Anita EJcberg, who ornaments the
Warner Brothers Presents “Casa¬
blanca” series, held up production
when her toy poodle came down with
heat prostration. Finally, even the di¬
rector was applying ice packs to the
pup—and to himself.
■ Art Linkletter asked a little
girl: “Who would you most like to
be?” “Marilyn Monroe,” she replied.
When Art asked why, she explained:
“Because she fills out her clothes.”
next WEEK; Earl Wilson
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TV Teletype
CONTINUED THOM MCE
HOLLYWOOD Dan Jenkins reports;
ESTHER WILLIAMS will make her bow as a TV performer on the
first Milton Eerie Show of the season, Tuesday. Sept. 27, In
color. No swimming — Just singing and dancing . . . JOSEPH GOT¬
TEN has been signed as permanent host-emcee for the hour-long
CBS 20th Century-Pox Show for General Electric.
* * *
ABC Is hoping to crack Toast of the Town and Colgate
Variety Hour wide open by scheduling the start of its
group of 90-mlnute J.ARTHUR RANK films half an hour be¬
fore the other two begin on Sunday nights.
* * *
EVA MARIE SAINT will play opposite BOB HOPE In Paramount's
"King of Hearts"--for $50,000. Her Oscar-winning role In "On
the Waterfront," with MARLON BRANDO, paid her $7500 . . . Chev¬
rolet has bought a new anthology film series, titled Men In
Black . DON TAYLOR will direct some episodes, star In others,
* * *
NBC planning to revive radio's "Vic and Sade" as a
daytime TV serial, with BERNARDINE FLYNN in her original
Sade role. RANSOM SHERMAN, currently featured on the
GOBEL summer replacement, And Here's the Show , has
turned down an offer to play Vic.
* * *
HAL ROACH, JR., will make a human interest series for the
Bell Telephone Co., with JOHN NESBITT, the old"Passlng Parade"
man, to narrate . . . Pour Star Productions plans to make "Grand
Motel" both as a TV film series and as a motion picture — and
wants GEORGE GOBEL for the picture.
* * *
Zlv will go Into production before the end of the
year with no less than five new film series: Dr. Chris¬
tian, with JEAN HERSHOLT and MACDONALD CAREY: I Love a
T^ery . with BARRY SULLIVAN; ^e Man Called XT~MrrTnd
l<rs.. possibly with REX HARRISON and LILLI PALMER; and
CralK Rice (no cast picked as yet),
* * *
Universal liked STEVE ALLEN's work In "Benny Goodman Story"
so much that It has asked him to star In a planned remake of "My
Man Godfrey"—not ARTHUR, but a role originally portrayed by
WILLIAM POWELL.
* * *
ROD CAMERON, of the old City Detective , will do an
episode opposite JANE WYMAl( In her new fireside Thea¬
ter series . . . Paramoimt Is making them stick to the
terms of their contract, which means MARTIN and LEWIS
will have to remain a team — at least for Paramount.
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PREDRIC MARCH and BURGESS MEREDITH will do the first two of
a new film series, Mr. President , based on the lives. If not the
files, of U.S. Presidents . . r 'Playhouse of Stars has been re¬
newed for Its fourth straight year of 52 films, no repeats.
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